2019年已经过去了，那么过去一年里，国外的听力学家们都在关注哪些专题呢？我们一起来看一下。（内容来源：HearingReview，Posted by Karl）
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Evidence that Hearing Aids Could Slow Cognitive Decline in Later Life(Jan 2019 HR).By Piers Dawes,PhD;Asri Maharani,MD,PhD;James Nazroo,MD,PhD;Gindo Tampubolon,PhD,and Neil Pendleton,MD,PhD,on behalf of the Sense-Cog WP1 group.One of the primary researchers in the EU’s SENSE-Cog Project explains how his team found a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline following hearing aid use.
欧盟SENSE-Cog项目的一名主管研究人员介绍了他的团队如何发现：使用助听器后，可以延缓认知能力下降。
Exploring Community Health Worker(CHW)Models for Delivering Audiology Services(Jan 2019 HR).By Sara K.Mamo,AuD,PhD;Meredith R.Frank,AuD,and Peggy Korczak,PhD.Results of this study reveal key areas of concern and opportunities regarding use of trained laypersons to increase outreach in audiology.
这项研究的结果揭示了关键领域的关注和机会，有关使用训练有素的非专业人士，以增加扩大听力学。
AERPs Reflect Complexity of Word Recognition(Feb 2019 HR).By James Jerger,PhD,and Jeffrey Martin,PhD.Dr Jerger explains why the dispenser/researcher in search of a quantifiable index of“listening effort”need look no further than the PN component of the AERP.
解释了为什么配药者/研究者在寻找可量化的“倾听努力”指数时，需要看AERP的PN成分。
Depression,Hearing Loss,and Treatment with Hearing Aids(March 2019 HR online).By Victor Bray,PhD.A terrific comprehensive overview of the scientific literature pertaining to hearing loss,loneliness,and depression—as well as speculation about what these findings imply for hearing healthcare.
对有关听力损失、孤独和抑郁的科学文献进行了极好的全面综述，并对这些发现对听力保健意味着什么进行了推测。
Dichotic Listening in Elderly,Hearing-Impaired Persons:An Exercise in Pattern Recognition(March 2019 HR).By James Jerger,PhD.A patient’s audiogram rarely tells the whole story.This article shows how the Dichotic Sentence Identification(DSI)Test can help differentiate between simple SNHL and hearing losses involving cognitive decline or APD in older adults.
这篇文章展示了DSI测试在听力损失和老年人认知能力相互关系的作用。
The Impact of Unilateral Hearing Loss on Adult Life(April 2019 HR).By James Galloway,MSc;Vicky Zhang,PhD;Vivienne Marnane;Sanna Hou,MClinAud;Greg Stewart,and Fabrice Bardy,PhD.Individual perspectives on how UHL affects their daily lives,attitudes,and relationships authored by a team of NAL scientists in Australia.
澳大利亚的NAL科学家们撰写了关于UHL如何影响他们的日常生活、态度和人际关系的个人观点。
Untreated Disabling Hearing Loss Costs Billions–in the US and the Rest of the World(April 2019 HR).By Kim Ruberg.Hear-it estimates that disabling hearing loss(≥35 dB HL)costs€216 billion per year in Europe and$133 billion each year—or$9,100 per person with an untreated disabling hearing loss.
Hear-it估计，丧失听力能力(≥35 dB HL)每年在欧洲造成2160亿欧元的损失，每年造成1330亿美元的损失，即未得到治疗的丧失听力者每人每年损失9100美元。
Ten Highlights from the History of Audiology(May 2019 HR).By James Jerger,PhD.Dr Jerger highlights 10 key events in our field’s rich history,ranging from C.C.Bunch’s early audiometric work to the establishment of the first AuD training program.
讲述了我们这个领域的10个关键历史事件，从C.C.Bunch早期的听力测量工作到第一个AuD培训项目的建立。
Benefit of Using Telecare for Dementia Patients with Hearing Loss and Their Caregivers(June 2019 HR).By Lindsay Jorgensen,PhD,Taylor VanGerpen,Thomas A.Powers,PhD,and Dirk Apel.Although this is a Tech Topic article on the proprietary Signia TeleCare system,it’s an excellent example of how eAudiology is revolutionizing our field.
虽然这是一篇关于Signia遥信系统的技术主题文章，但它是一个很好的例子，说明听神经学正在改变我们的领域。
Lyric After 10 Years:New Data and Perspectives from a Private Practice(June 2019 HR).By Mark Sanford,AuD,and Lizz Jensen.Another Tech Topic,this one focusing on Lyric,a unique,extended wear,subscription-base hearing aid.One of the world’s foremost clinics provides their perspectives on its evolution and its potential to change hearing healthcare.
另一个科技话题，是关于Lyric的，这是一种独特的，可扩展佩戴的，以定制为基础的助听器。世界上最重要的一个诊所提供了他们的观点，其演变及其改变听力保健的潜力。
Hearing Loss as a Social Problem:A Study of Hearing-impaired Spouses and Their Partners(July 2019 HR).By Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen,PhD,and Hans Henrik Philipsen,PhD.One of the best articles I’ve seen on the frictions and frustrations caused by hearing loss in marriages and conjugal relationships.It should be required reading for patients.
这是我所见过的关于婚姻和夫妻关系中听力损失引起的摩擦和挫折的最好文章之一。它应该是听损人士必读的。
The Quest for Audiometric Zero(July 2019 HR).By James Jerger,PhD.What zero on an audiometer dial and how was it standardized?Here is a rollicking history of how“0 dB”on the audiometer was ultimately established and standardized.
听力计上的0是多少?它是如何标准化的?下面是关于听力计上的“0分贝”是如何最终建立和标准化的一段有趣的历史。
MarkeTrak 10:Hearing Aids in an Era of Disruption and DTC/OTC Devices(August 2019 HR).By Thomas A.Powers,PhD,and Carole M.Rogin.The industry’s longest-running survey of consumers with hearing loss looks at consumers’perceptions about hearing aids,PSAPs,and the potential of OTC and DIY hearing care.
行业持续时间最长的听力损失消费者调查，着眼于消费者对助听器、PSAPs、OTC和DIY听力护理的潜力的看法。
Service-Delivery Considerations of Direct-to-Consumer Devices in the New Age of Rehabilitative Hearing Healthcare(September 2019 HR).By Rupa Balachandran,PhD,and Amyn M.Amlani,PhD.A great primer on assessing and setting service fees for dealing with DTC and OTC hearing aids.
一个伟大的入门评估和设置服务费用处理DTC和OTC助听器。
Effects of Probe Tubes Inserted Through Earmold Vents on Real-Ear Probe Microphone Measurements(Sept 2019 HR).By Stephen W.Painton,PhD,and Taylor Sweeney.Although most have used this REM method at one time or another,is inserting the probe tube through an earmold vent really okay to do?This study suggests it is.
虽然大多数人都曾使用过这种REM法，但通过耳模通气口插入探头管真的可以吗?这项研究表明确实如此。
Special Report:Veterans with Hearing Loss:Unique Needs and Audiological Considerations(Sept 2019 HR online).By Karl Strom.An overview on the special hearing needs of this important patient group,including care for tinnitus,traumatic brain injury and concussion,and compliance issues.
概述退伍军人这一重要患者群体的特殊听力需求，包括耳鸣、创伤性脑损伤和脑震荡的护理，以及依从性问题。
How to Use the Repeat-Recall Test(RRT)to Increase Hearing Aid Satisfaction.By Francis Kuk,PhD,Petri Korhonen,MSc,and Christopher Slugocki,PhD.The RRT is a new integrated speech test that provides a platform for individualized fine-tuning that could help promote greater patient satisfaction with hearing aids.
RRT是一种新的综合语音测试，它为个性化微调提供了一个平台，有助于提高患者对助听器的满意度。
Contralateral Routing of Signal:A Status Report 2019(October 2019 HR).By Douglas L.Beck,AuD,and Virginia Ramachandran,AuD,PhD.A review of the various forms of unilateral loss and appropriate treatment methods,with particular emphasis on CROS and BiCROS hearing aid fittings.
回顾各种形式的单侧听力损失和适当的治疗方法，特别强调了CROS和BiCROS助听器配件。
Competing in the New Era of Hearing Healthcare,Part 2:Differentiating a Practice with Comorbidity Screening,Monitoring,and Diagnostics(Nov 2019 HR).By Robert M.Traynor,EdD,MBA,and James W.Hall,III,PhD.A discussion about using close and regular monitoring of your patients’status,and an up-to-date,evidence-based approach to diagnostic assessment.
讨论使用密切和定期监测您的病人的状态，以及最新的基于证据的诊断评估方法。
Challenges of Instant-Fit Ear Tips:What Happens at the Eardrum?(Dec 2019 HR)By Laura Winther Balling,PhD;Niels Søgaard Jensen,MSc;Sueli Caporali,PhD;Jens Cubick,PhD,and Wendy Switalski,MBA,AuD.How do all those different kinds of ear tips affect the acoustics of receiver-in-the-canal(RIC)hearing aids?Here’s a great study that provides insights into this question.
这些不同的耳塞保护套是如何影响RIC的声学效果的呢?这是一项伟大的研究，为这个问题提供了深刻的见解。
来源：HearingReview
