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The Child Amplification Laboratory at the National Centre for Audiology (NCA), Canada's pre-eminent centre of excellence in the field of hearing health care.

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Child Amplification Laboratory Publications

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Richard Seewald

  • Seewald, RC (2002) Special considerations and procedures for fitting amplification in infants. Journal of the Learning to Listen Foundation, 2: 1- 10.

  • Seewald, R, Bagatto, M, Scollie, SD, Liu, R & Jamieson, DG (2004) Improving the accuracy of hearing aid fitting in infants (poster) 3rd annual Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRNet) conference, Monteal, PQ, June.

  • Seewald, RC (2001) Current issues in pediatric hearing aid fitting. In E Kurtzer-White & D Luterman, Early Childhood Deafness (Chapter 5; pp 63-71). Baltimore: York Press.

  • Seewald,RC(2005)Hearing and communication development:Amplification.ChapterIV in,Early Hearing and Communication Development:Canadian Working Group on Childhood Hearing Resource Document.Ottawa:Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada:63-66

  • Seewald, RC, Pumford, JM & Bagatto MP (2002) Critical review on intervention for infants with hearing loss: Amplification. Submitted to the Bureau of reproductive and Child Health, Health Canada.

  • Seewald, R, Moodie S, Scollie, S & Bagatto, M (2005) The DSL Method for pediatric hearing instrument fitting: Historical perspective and current issues. Trends in Amplification, 9(4): 145-157.

  • Seewald, RC & Scollie, SD (2003) An approach for ensuring accuracy in pediatric hearing instrument fitting, Trends in Amplification, 7(1): 29-40.

  • Seewald, RC (2003) Pediatric hearing instrument in the new millennium: Honoring the contributions of Denis Byrne, Audiology Insight, 1: 22-23.

  • Seewald, RC & Sinclair, ST (2003) The DSL method for hearing instrument fitting in infants and young children, ENT News 12(1): 60-66.

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Susan Scollie

  • Scollie, SD (2003) Hearing aid test signals: What’s new and what’s good for kids? Hearing Journal, 56(9): 10, 12, 15.

  • Scollie, SD (resubmitted June 9 2005) Children’s speech recognition scores: The SII and age-related proficiency. Ear and Hearing.

  • Scollie, SD, Seewald, RC, Sinclair Moodie, ST, Bagatto, MP, Cornelisse, LE & Beaulac,S (2005)A software implementation of the Desired Sensation Level. Method for fitting linear gain and wide-dynamic-range compression hearing instrument, Version 5.0.NCA,UWO,London,ON.

  • Scollie, SD& Seewald, RC (2002) Electroacoustic verification measures with modern hearing instrument technology.Chapter10 in RC Seewald & JS Gravel(Eds.)A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification2001:Proceedings of the Second International Conference. Stafa Switzerland: Phonak AG.

  • Scollie, SD (2002) Book Review: The Young Deaf Child, by David M Luterman, Ellen Kurtzer-White & Richard Seewald. Journal of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, 26(2): 111-112.

  • Scollie, SD & Seewald, RC (2001) Hearing aid selection and verification in children. In J Katz (Ed), Handbook of Clinical Audiology - fifth edition (Chapter 36, pp. 687-706). Philadelphia Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

  • Scollie, SD, Joyce, MJ & Seewald, RC (2002) Evaluation of electroacoustic test signals II: Development and cross-validation of correction factors. Ear and Hearing, 23(5): 488-498.

  • Scollie, S, Seewald, R, Cornelisse, L, Moodie S, Bagatto, M, Laurnagaray, D, Beaulac, S & Pumford, J (2005) The Desired Sensation Level Multistage Input/Output Algorithm. Trends in Amplification, 9(4): 159-197.

  • Scollie, SD & Seewald, RC (2002) Evaluation of electroacoustic test signals I: Comparison to amplified speech. Ear and Hearing 23(5): 477-487.

  • Scollie, SD (2005) Prescriptive procedures for infants and children. In RC Seewald & J Bamford, (Eds.), A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification: Proceedings of the Third International Conference (91-104). Stäfa Switzerland: Phonak.

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Marlene Bagatto

  • Bagatto, MP, Scollie, SD, Seewald, RC, Moodie, KS & Hoover, BM (2002) Real-ear-to-coupler difference predictions as a function of age for two coupling procedures. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 13(8): 407-415.

  • Bagatto, MP, Seewald, RC, Scollie, SD & Tharpe, AM (2006) Evaluation of a technique for measuring the real-ear-to-coupler difference (RECD) in young infants. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 17(8): 573-581.

  • Bagatto, M, Seewald, R, Scollie, S & Moodie, S (2006) Pediatric hearing instrument fitting: Key elements for getting it right from the start. Audio Infos – Special ENT: 2-6.

  • Bagatto, M, Moodie, S, Scollie, S, Seewald, R, Moodie, K, Pumford, J & Liu, KPR (2005) Clinical protocols for hearing instrument fitting in the Desired Sensation Level method. Trends in Amplification, 9(4): 199-226.

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Others

  • Durieux-Smith, A, Seewald, RC & Hyde, M (2001) Position statement on universal newborn and infant hearing screening in Canada. Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 24(3): 139-141.

  • Herbig, R, Nicholson, N, Earl, B, Scollie, S & Carmichel, E (2004) Page Ten features research by five future stars of audiology. Hearing Journal, 57(9): 10, 12, 14, 16.

  • Hodgetts, WE, Scollie, SD & Swain R (2006) Effects of applied contact force and volume control setting on output force levels of the BAHA® Softband. International Journal of Audiology, 45: 301-308

  • Jenstad, LM, Bagatto, MP, Seewald, RC, Scollie, SD, Cornelisse, LE & Scicluna, R (resubmitted January 15 2006) Multidimensional definition of an optimal range for amplified speech. Ear and Hearing.

  • Jenstad, LM, Bagatto, MP, Seewald, RC, Scollie, SD, Cornelisse, LE & Scicluna, R (submitted) Evaluation of the DSL[i/o] algorithm for adults with hearing loss: The acceptable range for amplified conversational speech. Ear and Hearing

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Other NCA labs include

Anechoic Chamber Assistive Devices | Child Amplification |
Child Hearing Research | Digital Signal Processing | Speech Communication | Electrophysiology | Hearing Research Clinic | Hearing Science  | Robert B. Johnston Aural Rehabilitations

NCA Director Prudence Allen

Dr. Prudence Allen
Director of the National Centre for Audiology
Phone: (519) 661-3901
Fax: (519) 661-3805 or pallen@uwo.ca