Robert Cowan

How Can eHealth Meet the Hearing and Communication Needs of Adults With Hearing Impairment and their Significant Others? A Group Concept Mapping Study.

Carly Meyer, Monique Waite, Jenny Atkins, Katie Ekberg, Nerina Scarinci, Caitlin Barr, Robert Cowan, Louise Hickson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ear Hear

OBJECTIVES: To seek the perspectives of key stakeholders regarding: (1) how eHealth could help meet the hearing and communication ..

Impact of Protein Fouling on the Charge Injection Capacity, Impedance, and Effective Electrode Area of Platinum Electrodes for Bionic Devices

Alexander R Harris, Paul Carter, Robert Cowan, Gordon G Wallace

Journal article  |  2021  |  CHEMELECTROCHEM

The impact of protein fouling on platinum electrodes was assessed by electrochemical methods. Protein fouling affected the electro..

Overview of laws and regulations aimed at protecting the hearing of patrons within entertainment venues

Elizabeth Francis Beach, Johannes Mulder, Ian O'Brien, Robert Cowan

Journal article  |  2021  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Recreational noise-specifically loud music experienced at music venues-has been recognized as a hazard for hearing dam..

The hearing health of live-music sound engineers

Siobhan McGinnity, Elizabeth Francis Beach, Robert SC Cowan, Johannes Mulder

Journal article  |  2020  |  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Most studies of hearing loss prevention in the music industry focus on the risk of hearing injury to musicians. However, live-musi..

Does person-centred care improve outcomes for musicians fitted with hearing protectors?

Siobhan McGinnity, Elizabeth Francis Beach, Robert Cowan, Johannes Mulder, Dominic Power, Caitlin Barr

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY

Objective: To reduce the risk of hearing injury, musicians are often recommended custom-made musicians' hearing protectors (MHP). ..

Cochlear implantation outcomes in adults: A scoping review

Isabelle Boisvert, Mariana Reis, Agnes Au, Robert Cowan, Richard C Dowell

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS ONE

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to provide a descriptive analysis of recent evidence available in the literature in relation to the e..

Applying the Hierarchy of Hazard Control to Regulation of Sound Levels in Entertainment Venues

Elizabeth Francis Beach, Robert Cowan, Johannes Mulder, Ian O'Brien

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH

Excessive sound levels at events where amplified music is a central element pose a risk to hearing. Whereas noise exposure in the ..

Comparison of electrode impedance measures between a dexamethasone-eluting and standard Cochlear (TM) Contour Advance (R) electrode in adult cochlear implant recipients

Robert Briggs, Stephen O'Leary, Catherine Birman, Kerrie Plant, Ruth English, Pamela Dawson, Frank Risi, Jason Gavrilis, Karina Needham, Robert Cowan

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEARING RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE: To compare the difference in electrode impedance across discrete time points to 24 months post-activation for two group..

Regulations to reduce risk of hearing damage in concert venues

Elizabeth Francis Beach, Robert Cowan, Johannes Mulder, Ian O'Brien

Journal article  |  2020  |  BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Electrode impedance changes after implantation of a dexamethasone-eluting intracochlear array.

Karina Needham, Dimitra Stathopoulos, Carrie Newbold, Jason Leavens, Frank Risi, Shahram Manouchehri, Irfan Durmo, Robert Cowan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cochlear Implants Int

Postoperative inflammation and the formation of fibrotic tissue around the intracochlear electrode array are often held responsibl..