Qualifications

• Au.D
• MPH
• CCC-A

Introduction

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Publications

• Hlayisi, V. & Ramma, L. (2018). Rehabilitation for disabling hearing loss: evaluating the need relative to provision of hearing aids in the public health care system. Disability and rehabilitation, 1-4
• Verstraete, J, Ramma, L, Jelsma, J. (2018). Influence of the child’s perceived general quality of health on the primary caregiver’s health status. Health and quality of life 16(1),8
• Ramma, L & Sebothoma, L (2017). Exploring Factors Associated with a Higher Likelihood of Seeking Audiology services by Individuals with Hearing, JSM Communication Disorders 1 (1)
• Vassall, Siapka, Foster, Cunnama, L Ramma, K Fielding, ... (2017). Cost-effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: a real-world cost analysis and economic evaluation. The Lancet Global Health 5 (7), e710-e719
• Neethling, I., Jelsma, J., Ramma, L., Schneider, H. & Bradshaw, D. (2016) Disability weights from a household survey in a low socio-economic setting: how does it compare to the global burden of disease 2010 study? Global Health Action (9).
• Spracklen,T.F., Vorster,A.A.,Ramma,L.,Dalvie, S. & Ramesar, R.S. (2016). Promoter region variation in NFE2L2 influences susceptibility to ototoxicity in patients exposed to high cumulative doses of cisplatin. The Pharmacogenomics Journal.
• Cunnama, L, Sinanovic, E, Ramma, L, Foster, N, Berrie, L, Stevens, W et al (2016). Using Top‐down and Bottom‐up Costing Approaches in LMICs: The Case for Using Both to Assess the Incremental Costs of New Technologies at Scale. Health Economics. DOI:10.1002/hec.3295
• Ramma, L & Sebothoma, B. (2016). The prevalence of hearing impairment within the Cape Town metropolitan area. South African Journal of Communication Sciences & Disorders, 63(1).
• Ramma, L, Cox H, Wilkinson, L, Foster, N, Vassall, A & Sinanovic, E. (2015). Patient’s Costs Associated with Accessing and Seeking Treatment for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa. International Journal of TB and Lung Diseases, 19(2), 1513-1519.
• Cox, H, Ramma, L, Wilkinson, L, Azevedo, V & Sinanovic, E. (2015) Cost per patient of treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in a community-based program in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Tropical medicine and International Health. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12544
• Sinanovic, E, Ramma, L, Vassall, A, Azevedo, V, Wilkinson,L Norbert Ndjeka, N, McCarthy, K, Churchyard, G & Cox, H (2015). Impact of reduced hospitalisation on the cost of treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, 19(2): 172-178.
• Petersen, L & Ramma, L.(2015) Screening for childhood hearing impairment in resource-constrained settings: Opportunities and possibilities. South African Journal of Medicine. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i11.10082
• Spracklen, T, Whitehorn, H, Vorster, A, Ramma, L, Dalvie, S & Ramesar, R. (2014). Genetic variation in Otos is associated with cisplatin-induced ototoxicity. Pharmacogenomics, 15 (13), 1667-1676.
• Whitehorn, Sibanda, Lacerda, Spracklen, Ramma, Dalvie & Ramesar (2014). High Prevalence of Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Cape Town, South African Medical Journal, 104(4).
• Jelsma J, McKenzie J, Ramma L. Differences in subjective construction of Health-RelatedQuality of Life (as described by the EQ-5D) for adults and children. Lloyd A (Host): Proceedings of the 28th Scientific Meeting of the EuroQol Group, Oxford, 15-17 September, 2011.Published by EuroQol Group, Rotterdam, 2012. P113-133
• Ibekwe, TS, Ramma, L & Chindo BA (2012). Management of sensorineural hearing loss: Potential role of stem cell. Journal of Laryngology & Otology, doi:10.1017
• Ramma L, Ibekwe TS.(2012). Cochleo-vestibular clinical findings among drug resistant Tuberculosis Patients on therapy-a pilot study. Int Arch Med., 31;5(1):3.
• Ramma, L & Ibekwe, T. (2012) Efficacy of utilizing patient self-report of auditory complaints to monitor aminoglycosides ototoxicity in a group of adults with drug-resistant TB. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 16(2), 283.
• Kathard, H, Ramma, L, Pascoe, Jordaan, H, Moonsamy, S, Wium, A et al (2011). How can speech therapists and audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to). South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 58; 59-71.
• Ramma, L. (2011) Vuvuzela media coverage during the 2010 FIFA soccer world cup tournament: Impact on raising awareness of noise-induced hearing loss. Noise & Health, 13(55), 415-423
• Ramma, L, Petersen, L & Singh, S. (2011) Vuvuzelas at South African soccer matches: Risks for spectators’ hearing. Noise & Health, 13:71-75
• Jelsma, J & Ramma, L. (2010).How do children at special schools and their parents perceive their Health-Related Quality of Life compared to their peers? Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 8:72
• Ramma, L. (2009). Primary school teachers’ knowledge of the impact of poor classroom acoustics on speech perception and learning. South African. Journal of Communication Disorders, 56, 35-47.
• Khoza, K., Ramma, L, Mophosho, M., & Moroka, D (2008). Speech Reception Threshold Testing in Second Language English Speakers in South Africa. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 55; 26-39
• Ramma, L. (2007). Rethinking our classrooms: assessment of background noise levels and reverberation in schools. Education as change, 11(2);115-130       
• Ramma, L., Nhokwara, P., & Rogers, C. (2019). Statistical factors associated with utilisation of ototoxicity monitoring services for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in the Western Cape.  The South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 66, (1). ISSN: 0379-8046, E-ISSN: 2225-4765