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  1. Prediction of speech intelligibility in fluctuating noise,
    Meyer, R., Brand, T.
  2. Hörgeätekontrolle in der HNO-Arztpraxis mit Tonschwellen-, Sprach-Audiogramm und Lautheitsskalierung, falls notwendig Korrektur der auffälligen Parameter,
    Müller-Kortkamp, C. K. M., Moser, L. M.
  3. Improvement of speech intelligibility by audio hearing systems,
    Seidler, H.
  4. QoL perception: Comparison between tinnitus patients and their relatives (Preliminary results),
    Oliveira, V., Meneses, R.F.
  5. Our experience with tinnitus workshop,
    Geczy, B.B., Vatovec, J.
  6. Effects of Prolonged Gacyclidine Intracochlear Perfusion on cochlear function and histology in Guinea Pigs,
    Wenzel, G.I., Lim, H.H., Warnecke, A.,Stoever, T., Lobl, Th., Schloss, J., Schwab, B., Lenarz Th.
  7. Miniaturized dosimeter for an individualized prevention of hearing loss in the working environment and daily life,
    Müller, A., Witte H., Grosch, J.
  8. Development of a method to evaluate the influence of designed hearing protectors for classical orchestral musicians on perception and/or differentiation of sounds,
    Günter, J., Emmerich, E., Richter, F.
  9. Deterioration of frequency discrimination by contralateral noise in subjects with noise-induced hearing loss,
    Dörrie, M., Bungert-Kahl, P., Fuchs, M., Meister, E.F., Oeken, J., Rübsamen, R.
  10. Impact of impulsive noise after shooting on hearing assessment using Pure Tone Audiometry, High Frequency Audiometry and Otoacoustic Emissions registration,
    Kantor, I., Jurkiewicz, D., Usowski, J., Rapiejko, P.
  11. Life quality of the adults underwent cochlear implantation,
    Sahli, S., Aksoy, A.
  12. Self-esteem of adolescents with cochlear implant and normal hearing, comparison between levels of depressive emotioning and sensitiveness towards criticism,
    Sahli, S., Belgin, E.
  13. Functional results after bilateral Cochlea Implantation - The Zurich experience,
    Veraguth, D., Huber, A., Laske, A., Binkert, A., Dillier, N.
  14. Changes in hearing of music students - repeated advanced measurements,
    Svensson, E.B., Lindblad, A.-C.
  15. EEG activity while listening to piano music with and without out-of tune tones - a study on musicians,
    Oswald, S., Epler,T., Emmerich, E., Huonker, R., Richter, F.
  16. Effects of exposure at UMTS electromagnetic field on human hearing,
    Sliwinska-Kowalska, M., Zmyslony, M., Politanski, P., Bak, M., Kotylo, P., Woznicka, E., Thuroczy, G., Ravazzani, P.
  17. Follow up of neonatal screened babies,
    Spindler, M.
  18. Frequency-specific assessment of hearing loss in newborns and infants by means of extrapolated DPOAE I/O-functions,
    Haszprunar, B., Niedermeyer, H., Janssen, T.
  19. Implementation of a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening programme in existing health services/ a pilot project in the Tyrol,
    Nekahm-Heis, D., Hirst-Stadlmann, A., Oberaigner, W., Stephan, K.
  20. Calibration effects on optimal stimulus paradigms for measurement of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in humans,
    Oswald, J., Kandzia, F., Janssen, T.
  21. Application of ABRs elicited by tone pips in diagnosis of retrocochlear hearing loss,
    Kochanek, K., Orkan-Lecka, E., Durrant, J. D., Śliwa, L., Skarzynski, H.
  22. Stochastic resonance on the intensity of DPOAE's,
    Tóth, F., Nagy, A. L., Vajtai, R., Gingl, Z., Rovó, L., Jóri, J., Kiss, J. G.
  23. Voice discrimination by cochlear implant users,
    Pyschny, V., Weber, J., Walger, M., von Wedel, H., Meister, H.
  24. Pitch discrimination for different musical instruments with cochlear implant simulations,
    Haumann, S., Mühler, R., Ziese, M., von Specht, H.
  25. Pitch Ranking of Complex Tones using a Model of the Virtual Channels in the Nucleus Freedom System,
    Omran, S.A., Büchler, M., Lai, W., Dillier, N.
  26. Clinical findings and imaging in large endolymphatic duct and sac syndrome,
    Bartel-Friedrich, S., Amaya, B., Rasinski, C., Kösling, S.
  27. What is 'normal hearing' in paediatric audiometry?,
    Campbell, P.E.
  28. Clinical application of the Cochlea Scan for Hearing Threshold Estimation in Children,
    Knief, A., Schmidt, C.-M., Deuster, D., am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, A.
  29. Does fluctuating conductive hearing loss affect children's phonological development in the early ages?,
    Stalnacke, H., van Doorn, J., Czigler, P. E.
  30. Diagnosis of secretory otitis media in otherwise healthy infant as a predicitive value for chronic disease in early childhood,
    Zupan, L.
  31. Basic auditory discrimination in children with auditory processing disorders (APD),
    Ludwig, A., Baldauf, J., Kotz, S., Friederici, A., Rübsamen, R.
  32. Prediction of speech pereception from the acoustic conditions of unoccupied classrooms,
    Mora Espino, R., Zenker Castro, F., Rodríguez Jiménez, M.C., Mesa Suárez, J.L., Coello Marrero, A., Barajas de Prat, J.J.
  33. Effects of chronic railway noise exposure on children anxiety levels and emotion responses,
    Ekin, M.C., Atas, A., Aksoy, S.
  34. Analog versus digital hearing aids in patients with noise-induced hearing-loss,
    Sulkowski, W.J., Sward-Matyja, M., Kowalska, S.
  35. New Stimuli for Evaluation of Multichannel Noise Reduction Hearing Aids,
    Rout, A., Hanline, L.E., Halling, D. E.
  36. Speech recognition in a realistic noise field: a test method for hearing and hearing aid evaluation,
    Laukli, E., Andersen, R.
  37. Development of an Audio Compact Disc for Speech Audiometry Testing,
    Trimmis, N., Markatos, N., Malaperdas, K., Papadas, T.
  38. Influence of Iridium Coating and Application of Steroids on Electrical Stimulation with Cochlear Implants,
    Paasche, G., Lesinski-Schiedat, A., Stöver, T., Lenarz, T.
  39. Fine-tuning of implant material-cell interactions by laser microstructuring,
    Reich, U., Reuter, G., Müller, P., Stöver, T., Chichkov, B., Lenarz, T.
  40. Synaptic contact number and transmitter exocytosis are maximal in mouse inner hair cells corresponding to frequencies of best hearing.,
    Meyer, A., Egner, A., Yarin, Y., Moser, T.
  41. The perception of prosodic cues in normal listeners and cochlear implant recipients,
    Meister, H., Landwehr, M., Pyschny, V., Walger, M., von Wedel, H.
  42. Language development in profoundly deaf children with and without cochlear implants,
    Suárez Rodríguez, M., Rodríguez Jiménez, M.C., Leal Hernández, E. Coello Marrero, A and Zenker Castro, F.
  43. What is the prognostic quality of the electrical acoustic nerve test performed before cochlear implantation for the speech reception obtained after rehabilitation?,
    Rader, T., Wechtenbruch, J., Baumann, U., Suckfüll, M., Matthias, Ch., Hempel, J.M.
  44. Expectation of cochlear implant benefits prior to implantation,
    Piotrowska, A., Putkiewicz, J., Lorens, A., Pankowska, A., Zgoda, M., Lutek, A., Skarzynski, H.
  45. School Education, out of School Education, Vocational Training and Employment Status of Young People who grew up with Cochlear Implants,
    Huber, M., Hitzl, W., Albegger, K.
  46. Making AGC work: variable presentation level speech testing,
    Khajehnouri, Y., Büchner, A., Lenarz, T.
  47. A verification protocol of fm systems for children with cochlear implant,
    Zenker Castro, F., Mora Espino, R., Rodríguez Jiménez, M.C., Mesa Suárez, J.L., Coello Marrero, A., Suárez Rodríguez, M., Barajas de Prat, J.J.
  48. Unified approach to hearing instrument fitting and rehabilitation: Professional end-user opinions in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK,
    Vormann, M., Wagener, K.
  49. Neuronal fitting of hearing aids,
    Kurz, H.-R.
  50. The phonetic contents of texts as function of the intended age group.,
    Koopman, J., Verschuure, J.
  51. Turkish Hearing in Noise Test,
    Cekic, S., Sennaroglu, G., Soli, S.D.
  52. Word Recognition Scores by Native and Non-Native Speakers of Modern Greek Language,
    Trimmis, N., Markatos, N., Malaperdas, K., Papadeas, E.
  53. Hearing, communication, and use/non-use of hearing aids by older people,
    Erber, N. P.
  54. Can extended high frequency hearing thresholds be used to detect auditory processing difficulties in an aging population?,
    Liddell, A., Campbell, P.E., Owens, D., DePlacido, C., Wolters, M.
  55. Aural rehabilitation, person centred or cost effective?,
    DePlacido, C.
  56. Development of Frequency Selectivity Map (FSMap) depiction system for hearing impairment,
    Nakaichi, T., Sakamoto, S.
  57. Measuring the diffusiveness of spatial sound: A common framework for binaural perception, neurophysiological correlates and modelling,
    Lüddemann, H., Riedel, H., Kollmeier, B.
  58. Mechanisms of speech masking release: role of temporal and spectral cues,
    Gnansia, D., Meyer, B., Frachet, B., Philippon, B., Jourdes, V., Lorenzi, C.
  59. A scanner noise impact on functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies,
    Bogorodzki, P., Piatkowska-Janko, E., Wolak, T., Sliwa, L., Kochanek, K., Orzechowski, M., Kurjata, R., Golebiowski, M., Skarzynski, H.
  60. Evaluation of differences between audiometric and ASSR thresholds,
    Sliwa, L., Kochanek, K., Piotrowska, A., Plka, A., Skarzynski, H.
  61. Concepts for the expansion of the audiological indication range of implantable air conduction hearing devices,
    Winter, M., Wesendahl, T.
  62. Audiological results with implantable hearing device vibrant soundbridge in moderate to severe mixed hearing loss,
    Mojallal, H., Teschner, M., Schwab, B., Stöver, T., Lenarz, T.
  63. First results for the treatment of combined hearing loss using the Vibrant Soundbridge with a round window approach and prosthesis bound application,
    Mlynski, R., Müller, J., Hagen, R.
  64. Evaluations of Electrocochleography in Possible Meniere's Disease without Hearing Loss,
    Han, K.Y., Song, Y.J., Ko, H.S., Park, Y.J., Kim, J.H.
  65. Hearing impairment and balance disorders in patients with anti-cancer chemotherapy,
    Usowski, J., Kantor, I., Jurkiewicz, D.
  66. A systematic review of the role of tympanostomy tubes (grommets) in the management of recurrent acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion,
    Bylander-Groth A., Jörgensen F., Axelsson S., Bengtsson Boström K., Eckerlund I., Pettersson A., Ryding M., Uhlén I., Hellström S.
53a.Peculiarities of Age Related Hearing Loss in Females and Males,
 Sharashenidze N., Kevanishvili Z.