Journal Reviews

Loudness in non-organic hearing loss

2 March 2022 | | Audiology - Adult | Békésy audiometry, Functional hearing loss, categorical loudness scaling, loudness function, pseudohypacusis

Non-organic hearing loss has been of interest to researchers for a long time. In this study the authors compared a loudness rating measured in relation to the sound level for 1000 Hz in normal hearing patients and patients diagnosed with...

Speculating on saliva during endoscopy

2 November 2020 | | Speech and Language Therapy | dysphagia, endoscopy, reliability, scaling, secretions

It has been noted that the presence of saliva in the pharynx and larynx during flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) can be an indicator of increased risk of aspiration and consequent pneumonia, as well as weight loss and malnutrition....