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Time From Hearing Aid Candidacy to Hearing Aid Adoption: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

open access: yesEar and Hearing, 2018
Objectives: Although many individuals with hearing loss could benefit from intervention with hearing aids, many do not seek or delay seeking timely treatment after the onset of hearing loss.
A. Simpson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hearing Aid Prevalence and Factors Related to Use Among Older Adults From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

open access: yesJAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
Importance Hearing loss is highly prevalent in the rapidly growing and aging Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. However, little is known or understood about hearing aid use among US adults from Hispanic/Latino backgrounds.
Michelle L. Arnold   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Longitudinal Relationship Between Hearing Aid Use and Cognitive Function in Older Americans

open access: yesJournal of The American Geriatrics Society, 2018
To test whether hearing aid use alters cognitive trajectories in older adults.
Asri Maharani   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Understanding Variability in Individual Response to Hearing Aid Signal Processing in Wearable Hearing Aids.

open access: yesEar and Hearing, 2019
OBJECTIVES Previous work has suggested that individual characteristics, including amount of hearing loss, age, and working memory ability, may affect response to hearing aid signal processing.
P. Souza   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of Hearing Impairment and Hearing Aid Amplification on Listening Effort: A Systematic Review

open access: yesEar and Hearing, 2017
Objectives: To undertake a systematic review of available evidence on the effect of hearing impairment and hearing aid amplification on listening effort. Two research questions were addressed: Q1) does hearing impairment affect listening effort?
B. Ohlenforst   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A “Goldilocks” Approach to Hearing Aid Self-Fitting: Ear-Canal Output and Speech Intelligibility Index

open access: yesEar and Hearing, 2019
Objectives: The objective was to determine self-adjusted output response and speech intelligibility index (SII) in individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss and to measure the effects of prior hearing aid experience.
C. Mackersie   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effects of Service-Delivery Model and Purchase Price on Hearing-Aid Outcomes in Older Adults: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Audiology, 2017
Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine efficacy of hearing aids in older adults using audiology best practices, to evaluate the efficacy of an alternative over-the-counter (OTC) intervention, and to examine the influence of purchase ...
L. Humes   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictors of Hearing-Aid Outcomes

open access: yesTrends in Hearing, 2017
Over 360 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss. Most of them can be treated with hearing aids. Unfortunately, performance with hearing aids and the benefit obtained from using them vary widely across users.
E. Lopez-Poveda   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of a multimedia educational programme for first-time hearing aid users: a participatory design

open access: yesInternational Journal of Audiology, 2018
Objective: To develop content for a series of interactive video tutorials (or reusable learning objects, RLOs) for first-time adult hearing aid users, to enhance knowledge of hearing aids and communication.
M. Ferguson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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