Search for dissertations about: "hearing loss"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 151 swedish dissertations containing the words hearing loss.

  2. 21. Learning by hearing? : Technological framings for participation

    Author : Ingela Holmström; Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta; Rickard Jonsson; Tommaso M. Milani; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cochlear implants; deaf; mainstream; participation; communication forms; communities of practice; ethnography; sociocultural; postcolonial; language ideology; Pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This thesis examines technological framings for communication and identity issues, with a particular focus on Swedish mainstream schools where children with cochlear implants are pupils. Based on a sociocultural perspective on learning, the thesis focuses on how pupils and teachers interact with (and thus learn from) each other in classroom settings. READ MORE

  4. 22. Aging, cognitive decline and hearing loss : outcomes of auditory rehabilitation in older adults 2016

    Author : Alessandro Castiglione; Italy Padua University of Padua; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

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  5. 23. Hearing and cognition in speech comprehension. Methods and applications

    Author : Mathias Hällgren; Stig Arlinger; Birgitta Larsby; Arne Leijon; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aging; physiology; cognition; cognition disorders; dichotic listening tests; hearing loss; sensorineural; neuropsychological tests; speech perception; Audiology; Audiologi;

    Abstract : Central auditory processing is complex and can not be evaluated by a single method. This thesis focuses on assessment of some aspects of central auditory functions by the use of dichotic speech tests and cognitive tests that tax functions important for speech processing. READ MORE

  6. 24. From Detection to Intervention Psychological Aspects of Online Hearing Rehabilitation

    Author : Peter Molander; Gerhard Andersson; Hugo Hesser; Thomas Karlssson; Katja Boersma; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hearing; Screening; Cognition; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy;

    Abstract : Hearing problems are among the most common causes of disability worldwide for adults. It is currently classified as one of the top five causes of years lived with disability. Between the years 2005 and 2015 the global prevalence of hearing loss increased with about 26 %. READ MORE

  7. 25. Employees with Aided Hearing Impairment : An Interdisciplinary Perspective

    Author : Håkan Hua; Björn Lyxell; Claes Möller; Stephen Widén; Gunnel Backenroth; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hearing impairment; cognitive skills; noise; labor market; Hörselnedsättning; kognitiva förmågor; buller; arbetsmarknad;

    Abstract : In Sweden 13% of the general adult population (16-84 years), with or without hearing aids (HAs), report that they have difficulties following a conversation when more than two people are involved. This means that more than one million people in Sweden (9 500 000 inhabitants in total) report subjective hearing difficulties. READ MORE