Publicaties

Auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) are phase-locked responses of the auditory system to the envelope of a stimulus. These responses can be used as an objective proxy to assess temporal envelope processing and its related functional outcomes such as hearing thresholds and speech perception, in normal-hearing listeners, in persons with hearing impairment, as well as in cochlear-implant (CI) users. While ASSRs are traditionally measured using ...

PURPOSE: Speech perception in noise is an everyday occurrence for adults and children alike. The factors that influence how well individuals cope with noise during spoken communication are not well understood, particularly in the case of children. This article aims to review the available evidence on how working memory and attention play a role in children's speech perception in noise, how characteristics of measures affect results, and how this ...

OBJECTIVES: Adults' most common complaint relates to understanding speech in noisy environments. Hearing aids can compensate for sensory loss but do not restore hearing to normal. Listening training has the potential to partially remediate these problems. In this study, we propose and evaluate a Flemish version of a listening training paradigm, which involves the use of cognitive control as well as auditory perception. The paradigm entails a ...

Speech-in-noise perception seems aberrant in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Potential aggravating factors are the level of linguistic skills and impairments in auditory temporal processing. Here, we investigated autistic adolescents with and without language delay as compared to non-autistic peers, and we assessed speech perception in steady-state noise, temporally modulated noise, and concurrent speech. We found that autistic ...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop an open-set word recognition task in speech-weighted noise and in quiet for young children and examine age effects for open versus closed response formats. DESIGN: Dutch monosyllabic words were presented in quiet and in stationary speech-weighted noise to 4- and 5-year-old children as well as to young adults in an open-set response format. Additionally, performance in open and closed context was ...

BACKGROUND: Tinnitus is a leading cause of disease burden globally. Several therapeutic strategies are recommended in guidelines for the reduction of tinnitus distress; however, little is known about the potentially increased effectiveness of a combination of treatments and personalized treatments for each tinnitus patient. METHODS: Within the Unification of Treatments and Interventions for Tinnitus Patients project, a multicenter, randomized ...

A growing body of neuroimaging evidence shows that white matter can change as a result of experience and structured learning. Although the majority of previous work has used diffusion MRI to characterize such changes in white matter, diffusion metrics offer limited biological specificity about which microstructural features may be driving white matter plasticity. Recent advances in myelin-specific MRI techniques offer a promising opportunity to ...

A cochlear implant is a neuroprosthetic device that can restore speech perception for people with severe to profound hearing loss. Because of recent evolutions, a growing number of people with a cochlear implant have useful residual acoustic hearing. While combined electro-acoustic stimulation has been shown to improve speech perception for this group of people, some studies report limited adoption rates. Here, we present electro-vibrational ...

The use of two types of speech-in-noise (SPIN) assessment, namely digits-in-noise self-tests and open-set, monosyllabic word tests, to assess the SPIN understanding performance of children with cochlear implants (CI) in mainstream and special education, was investigated. The tests' feasibility and reliability and the influence of specific cognitive abilities on their results were studied. The results of 30 children with CIs in mainstream and ...