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2. Snellen chart - Wikipedia

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   In the most familiar acuity test, a Snellen chart is placed at a standard distance: 6 metres. At this distance, the symbols on the line representing "normal" acuity subtend an angle of five minutes of arc, and the thickness of the lines and of the spaces between the lines subtends one minute of arc. This line, designated 6/6 (or 20/20), is the ...

3. Clinical Dementia Rating - Wikipedia

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   With increasing clinical focus on dementia, there is likewise increasing interest in pharmacology in the development of drugs to halt, or slow the progression of dementia-related illness such as Alzheimer's Disease. Therefore, early and accurate diagnosis of dementia and staging can be essential to proper clinical care.

4. Auditory brainstem response - Wikipedia

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   The auditory brainstem response ( ABR ), also called brainstem evoked response audiometry ( BERA) or brainstem auditory evoked potentials ( BAEPs) or brainstem auditory evoked responses ( BAERs) [ 1][ 2] is an auditory evoked potential extracted from ongoing electrical activity in the brain and recorded via electrodes placed on the scalp.

5. We reviewed Phonak hearing Aids - here's everything we ... - AOL

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   We did not test this hearing aid, but we all agreed that if we needed a hearing aid, the Lyric is one we would seriously consider due to being 100% invisible and 100% hassle-free in between fittings.

6. Absolute threshold of hearing - Wikipedia

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   Firstly, the test defines the stimulus and specifies the manner in which the subject should respond. The test presents the sound to the listener and manipulates the stimulus level in a predetermined pattern. The absolute threshold is defined statistically, often as an average of all obtained hearing thresholds. [4]

7. We tested Zepp Clarity hearing aids and here's ... - AOL

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   Zepp Clarity Pixie. Key features: — Sleek, in-the-canal design. — Bluetooth connectivity and smartphone app control. — Phone notifications come directly to your hearing aids ...

8. Presbycusis - Wikipedia

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   Presbycusis. Presbycusis (also spelled presbyacusis, from Greek πρέσβυς presbys "old" + ἄκουσις akousis "hearing" [ 1] ), or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. It is a progressive and irreversible bilateral symmetrical age-related sensorineural hearing loss resulting from degeneration of the ...

9. Alzheimer’s blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases ...

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   A combined blood test for cognitive decline has a 90% accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. In comparison, neurologists and other ...