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Student Research Projects

Diagnostic Audiology

Does Size Matter? Wide-band absorbance norms in Singaporean adults associated effects on body size.

The reference equivalent threshold sound pressure level (RETSPL) values of the Creare headphones.

Hearing thresholds measurement by cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP) using the hearlab® system.

ABR Wave V orientations of low-intensity click and frequency-specific stimuli.

Sensitivity and specificity of the pure tone screening component of the NUS adult hearing screening protocol.

Wideband Tympanometry Norms for Singapore Population Using Pressure Sweeps

Comparison of ABR Wave V Amplitudes from Low-Intensity Tone-pips and Clicks using Different Electrode Montages.

Hearing Loss and Other Health Conditions

A pilot study to investigate the hearing profile of stroke patients.

A study of hearing loss in Stroke patients and a non-stroke Singapore elderly population.

Screening an elderly hearing-impaired population for mild cognitive impairment using mini-mental state examination and Montreal cognitive assessment.

Perceptions of people with hearing loss among various university social groups in National University of Singapore.

Hearing loss and travel: Assessing the hearing needs of travellers at airports.

Economic impact and cost of hearing loss in Singapore.

Effect Of Hearing Aids Usage On Cognitive Screening Performance Using Montreal Cognitive Assessment And Mini Mental State Examination In Elderly With Hearing Impairment

Vestibular System

A normative study on air conduction stimulation and bone conduction vibration ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.

Assessing the effects of central vestibular system sensitivity on motion sickness susceptibility.

A normative study on tone burst vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.

Fall Risk of Elderly Population with Hearing Loss Living in the Community

The Effect of Hearing Aids on Postural Control in Elderly Patients with Hearing Loss

Vestibular and Psychological Symptoms Screening in Children with Hearing Impairment

Tinnitus

Correlation between self-efficacy and audiologic appointment scheduling in hearing aid and tinnitus patients.

Establishing the prevalence and severity of tinnitus among Singapore elderly population.

Threshold measurements in patients with tinnitus comparing continuous, pulsed and warble tones.

Speech Audiometry

Validation of Mandarin speech audiometry materials in Singapore.

A pilot study: Developing Malay speech audiometry materials for clinical use in Singapore.

Validation of recorded Singapore version of the CID W-1 and CID W-22-word lists for English speech audiometry.

Adapting the established English speech audiometry for clinical use in Singapore.

Development of Psychometrically Equivalent Singapore English Speech Audiometry Materials

Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss

Hearing health in China: Development of hearing loss prevention education in China using Dangerous Decibels®.

Estimating the sound intensity reaching the cochlea as a result of dental drilling.

Sound exposure levels in non-occupational outdoor settings in Singapore.

Noise levels and reverberation in urban Singapore preschool classrooms.

Perceptions towards sound levels, music volumes and noise-induced hearing loss among churchgoers in Singapore.

Effectiveness of a noise-induced hearing loss prevention education programme in group exercise instructors.

Effectiveness of Dangerous Decibels® in Primary School Children in Singapore

Personal audio system listening level in the presence of simulated public transportation sound level and the risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in adolescents in Singapore

Central Auditory Processing Disorder

Comparing two different clinical tools (Gap-in-noise and random gap detection tests) in assessing children’s auditory temporal processing skills.

Adapting the competing sentences test to the Singapore population using diotic presentation – A pilot study.

Qualitative analysis of the Singapore-adapted competing sentences test performance for Singapore children from 7 to 9 years old.

Co-morbidity profiling of children with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in Singapore

Cochlear Implants

The effect of stimulation rate and number of maxima on speech and music perception for CI patients.

Investigation of the relationships between level of hearing loss, device use and measures of musical pitch, lexical tone and speech-in-noise perception in the Mandarin-speaking population.

The effects of training on music perception and appreciation in cochlear implant users.

Paediatric Audiology

The performance and outcomes of National University Hospital’s Universal New-born Hearing Screening (UNHS): A retrospective study.

The current status of FM system usage among children with hearing impairment in Singapore primary schools.

Paediatric hearing-related quality of life: Singapore context.

A Feasibility Study: Developing a New Hearing Screening Protocol for Preschoolers Aged 2 Years – 5 Years 11 Months Old

Hearing Aid Rehabilitation

A comparison of self-reported hearing aid ratings between patients who have received hearing aids through seniors’ mobility fund funding and those who have self-paid for hearing aids.

Factors affecting help-seeking behaviour for hearing rehabilitation in Singapore.

A comparison between self-reported hearing handicap and hearing impairment among patients of different ethnicities.

Acquisition of amplification by individuals with disabling hearing loss in Singapore.

Long-term usage and satisfaction with hearing aids

Assessing Effectiveness of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for Hearing Aid Evaluation in Singapore

Perceptions of Internet-based Delivery for Hearing Aids in A Singaporean Population

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