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Language and culture in speech-language and hearing professions in South Africa: The dangers of a single story
BACKGROUND: Speech-language and hearing (SLH) professions in South Africa are facing significant challenges in the provision of clinical services to …
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Erratum: Wideband acoustic immittance for assessing middle ear functioning for preterm neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit
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Caregivers’ reading practices to promote literacy in a South African children’s home: Experiences and perceptions
BACKGROUND: Exposure to social trauma influences the psychosocial experiences of vulnerable children. This affects their positive development, consequentially resulting in …
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A pilot study: Considering spirituality in an inclusive model of practice in clinical audiology
BACKGROUND: A patient-orientated approach in medical clinical practice is emerging where patients and practitioners are considering and including the spiritual, …
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Skydiving: The audiological perspective
BACKGROUND: Skydiving is a popular recreational sport for the young and old. There is minimal research pertaining to skydiving and …
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Male students’ perceptions about gender imbalances in a speech-language pathology and audiology training programme of a South African institution of higher education
BACKGROUND: The professions of speech-language pathology and audiology (SLPA) are characterised by occupational gender segregation. Reasons given by men are …
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Evaluating a smartphone digits-in-noise test as part of the audiometric test battery
BACKGROUND: Speech-in-noise tests have become a valuable part of the audiometric test battery providing an indication of a listener's ability …
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Early hearing detection and intervention: Reflections from the South African context
For researchers and clinicians in developing contexts like South Africa, the establishment of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programmes is …
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First-language raters’ opinions when validating word recordings for a newly developed speech reception threshold test
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to consider the value of adding first-language speaker ratings to the process of …
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Intervention for bilingual speech sound disorders: A case study of an isiXhosa–English-speaking child
BACKGROUND: Bilingualism is common in South Africa, with many children acquiring isiXhosa as a home language and learning English from …
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Adapting and translating the Mullen Scales of Early Learning for the South African context
BACKGROUND: South African speech-language therapists have identified the need for culturally valid and sensitive assessment tools that can accommodate multiple …
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Classroom acoustics as a consideration for inclusive education in South Africa
BACKGROUND: It can hardly be disputed that a school environment should be conducive or, at the very least, not prohibitive …
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Public awareness of audiology, hearing and hearing health in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The burden of hearing loss is on the increase, especially in low-income countries such as South Africa. The need …
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Facilitating pragmatic skills through role-play in learners with language learning disability
BACKGROUND: Role-based learning involves the process whereby learners acquire skills, knowledge and understanding through the assumption of roles within real-life …
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Wideband acoustic immittance for assessing middle ear functioning for preterm neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit
BACKGROUND: The primary aim of newborn hearing screening is to detect permanent hearing loss. Because otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) and automated …
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Dysphonia in adults with developmental stuttering: A descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Persons with stuttering (PWS) often present with other co-occurring conditions. The World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, …
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Breastfeeding and swallowing in a neonate with mild hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
BACKGROUND: Specific breastfeeding and swallowing characteristics in neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) have not yet been well described in the …
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The attitudes of typically developing adolescents towards their sibling with autism spectrum disorder
BACKGROUND: Understanding how the cognitive, emotional and behavioural components of sibling attitudes interact with one another at various stages of …
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Parents are aware of the ototoxic effects of chemotherapy in paediatrics undergoing cancer treatment – Professional versus parental views: A pilot study
BACKGROUND: The primary goal of chemotherapy is to cure cancer and its symptoms. Hence, in recent years, there has been …
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The effect of methylphenidate-OROS® on the narrative ability of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience difficulty with expressive language, including form (e.g. grammatical construction) and …