Joanna Lemanska

Senior Lecturer in Audiology

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

Latest Contribution

How to talk about hearing aid costs?

1 March 2018 | | Audiology, clinician–client communication, conversation analysis, cost, hearing rehabilitation, shared decision making

Money is always a controversial topic if discussed in reference to healthcare. This study raises the interesting topic of difficulties when it comes to discussing the costs of hearing aids with customers. Sixty-two audiological appointments were recorded and discussions concerning...

Static positional nystagmus

1 March 2018 | | Static, VNG, balance, nystagmus, positional, vestibular

This study aimed to clarify the interpretation of positional nystagmus (PN) by looking at the current criteria for significance of PN, comparison of PN in symptomatic patients with normative data, prevalence of PN among participants with balance problems and assessing...

British English speech test for occupational hearing assessment

1 January 2018 | | auditory fitness for duty, Speech perception, behavioural measures, noise, psychoacoustics/hearing science

It is very important to properly assess occupational fitness for several occupations such as police officer, military personnel or fire fighter. The aim of this study was to develop a British English speech in noise (SiN) test as a tool...