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Trends in Hearing, 2022 There has been an increasing number of qualitative studies exploring the experiences and perceptions of adult hearing aid owners throughout their hearing aid journey.
Ilze Oosthuizen +3 more
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Item response theory applied to factors affecting the patient journey towards hearing rehabilitation
Audiology Research, 2016 To develop a tool for use in hearing screening and to evaluate the patient journey towards hearing rehabilitation, responses to the hearing aid rehabilitation questionnaire scales aid stigma, pressure, and aid unwanted addressing respectively hearing aid
Michelene Chenault +3 more
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In-situ hearing threshold estimation using Gaussian process classification
Scientific Reports, 2023 One in six Americans suffers from hearing loss. While treatment with amplification is possible for many, the acceptance rate of hearing aids is low. Poor device fitting is one of the reasons.
Christopher Boven +5 more
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Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 2019 Introduction: Attitudes and aptitudes play an important role in the acceptance of hearing aids. We can objectively and subjectively examine the attitude of individuals toward hearing loss and hearing aids, using Attitudes towards Loss of Hearing ...
Parisa Heidari +3 more
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National representative analysis of unilateral hearing loss and hearing aid usage in South Korea.
PLoS ONE, 2020 A definitive study on the prevalence of adult unilateral hearing loss and hearing aid rehabilitation is lacking in Korea. The purpose of our study was to investigate the prevalence of adult unilateral hearing loss and the factors associated with hearing ...
Se A Lee +4 more
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Acclimatization to Hearing Aids [PDF]
Ear & Hearing, 2014 Evidence for a clinically significant effect of acclimatization to hearing aids is mixed. The aim of this study was to test for auditory acclimatization effects in new unilateral and bilateral adult hearing aid users. Hypotheses were i) there would be improvements in aided speech recognition in new hearing aid users, compared with unaided listening and
Dawes, Piers; id_orcid 0000-0003-3180-9884 +3 more
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Audiology Research, 2013 Items pertaining to hearing and hearing aids from the Hearing Aid Rehabilitation Questionnaire were applied to a heterogeneous sample of Dutch patients aged 55 years and more to evaluate their potential use in hearing screening.
Michelene N. Chenault +2 more
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Towards Auditory Profile-Based Hearing-Aid Fitting: Fitting Rationale and Pilot Evaluation
Audiology Research, 2021 Background—The clinical characterization of hearing deficits for hearing-aid fitting purposes is typically based on the pure-tone audiogram only. In a previous study, a group of hearing-impaired listeners completed a comprehensive test battery that was ...
Raul Sanchez-Lopez +4 more
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CAUSES OF HEARING AID REJECTION IN GERIATRIC POPULATION OF EGYPTIAN RURAL AREAS [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Hearing loss affects a considerable proportion of geriatrics in Egypt. Although hearing aid technology is improving, there is still a high prevalence of hearing aid rejection in elder population.
Ola Ibraheem
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Spatial Hearing and Hearing Aids [PDF]
, 2016 The questions of whether hearing-impaired listeners are also impaired for the localization of sounds and what benefits hearing aids can provide are important for understanding the wider effects of hearing impairment. We review here 29 studies published since 1983 that have measured acuity for changes in the horizontal-plane direction of sound sources ...
Michael A, Akeroyd, William M, Whitmer
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