Online service centre for effective self-help
Many people with hearing problems wait years before seeking help, which can lead to job problems, isolation, and mental issues. In a cross-border project, we develop OSCAR – an ‘Online Service Centre for heAring caRe’. OSCAR brings together academic, clinical, industrial, and societal partners to develop a digital platform for supporting people with hearing problems, regardless of their location. With this platform, we aim to bridge the gap between self-help and professional hearing care, so people with hearing problems can be helped as soon as possible.
Multisensory perception with hearing and vision loss
Older adults are often affected by both hearing and vision loss. Because hearing and vision loss are typically handled separately, the ‘true’ handicap caused by them is underestimated. Further, because routine diagnostic tests focus on sensory instead of perceptual processes, communication-related consequences are overlooked. In our lab, we investigate multisensory perception with and without hearing and vision loss to shed light on the underlying mechanisms and deficits that occur. Moreover, we work on new diagnostic measures and compensation strategies suited for people with dual-sensory loss.
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A key aim of ours is to find solutions for compensating hearing problems. To that end, we work on processing and fitting strategies for hearing devices, for example new approaches to amplitude compression. In addition, we investigate potential benefits of new hearing technologies, and we also explore avenues for conveying communication-relevant information via other modalities.
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Listening difficulties in school-age children
Problems with speech understanding are common among school-age children. To detect such problems, effective diagnostic tests are needed. In our lab, we develop speech tests suited for school-age children and EEG-based measures that do not require active participation. Using these and other audiological tests, we study listening difficulties caused by early-childhood otitis media and use our results to inform hearing rehabilitation.
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