Translating Auditory Training Evidence into Practice: Are We Nearly There Yet?

Helen Henshaw; Emma E. Broome; Antje Heinrich; Natalie Lerigo-Smith; Nathaniel J. Zuk

doi:10.1055/s-0045-1811562

Seminars in Hearing, Table of Contents

Semin Hear 2025; 46(02): 071-074
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1811562

Preface

Translating Auditory Training Evidence into Practice: Are We Nearly There Yet?

Authors

Helen Henshaw

¹National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC); University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Emma E. Broome

¹National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC); University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Antje Heinrich

²Division of Human Communication, Development & Hearing, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Manchester, United Kingdom
Natalie Lerigo-Smith

¹National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC); University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Nathaniel J. Zuk

³NTU Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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