Clinical audiological research
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The research group conducts interdisciplinary audiological research using a bio-psychosocial perspective. The research is clinical, patient oriented within as varying research areas as genetics, diagnostics, cognition, treatment, CI, habilitation and rehabilitation among others. The research is carried out at the Audiological Research Centre, University Hospital in Örebro in close collaboration with the Department of Audiology, Örebro University Hospital. The research group also collaborates with several international genetic laboratories and universities. The researchers have different professional backgrounds as physicians, nurses, audiologists, psychologists, sociologists, engineers and others. The research is conducted with external grants where a 10 year old VR-grant Linneaus-HEAD (Hearing And Deafness) within the Swedish Institute for Disability Research (SIDR) is a foundation.
Research projects
- A new Swedish phonetic perception test for adults with hearing loss
- Adults with Central auditory processing disorders (CAPD). Studies on auditive signal processing and cognition
- Alteration in HEaring after Accidental Dural Puncture in parturient, AHEAD study.
- Audio systems in school education
- Cognition and hearing loss
- Hearing-related risk-taking among children and adolescents
- Listening habits and noise induced hearing loss among adolescents 10-15 years of age. -A longitudinal study
- Rehabilitation and quality of life among adults with severe hearing loss
- Sound environment library
- Study on listening problems in children
