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Motivational engagement in first-time hearing aid users: a feasibility study [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: To assess (1) the feasibility of incorporating the Ida Institute’s Motivation Tools into a UK audiology service, (2) the potential benefits of motivational engagement in first-time hearing aid users, and (3) predictors of hearing aid and ...
Aazh H., AoHL., Babeu L.A., Beck D.L., Beck D.L., British Society of Audiology, Clark J., Clark J., David Maidment, Diclemente C.C., Ferguson M., Gatehouse S., Hickson L., Holm S., Laplante-Lévesque A., Medical Research Council., Melanie Ferguson, Melanie Gregory, Moyers T., Naomi Russell, Picker Institute Europe., Richard Nicholson, Ridgeway J., Rubak S., Sweetow R.   +24 more
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Impact of hearing aid technology level at first-fit on self-reported outcomes in patients with presbycusis: a randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Aging, 2023
To provide clinical guidance in hearing aid prescription for older adults with presbycusis, we investigated differences in self-reported hearing abilities and hearing aid effectiveness for premium or basic hearing aid users.
Sabina Storbjerg Houmøller, Sabina Storbjerg Houmøller, Anne Wolff, Li-Tang Tsai, Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Michael Lyhne Gaihede, Michael Lyhne Gaihede, Tobias Neher, Christian Godballe, Christian Godballe, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Jesper Hvass Schmidt   +13 more
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Directional Hearing Aids [PDF]

Trends in Amplification, 2001
When asking individuals with hearing impairment to identify the situations for which the most communication difficulty is encountered, listening in noise seems to be nearly universally mentioned. In fact, I would venture that if queried, almost no patient would refuse the offer of improved levels for sounds of interest in relation to the level of ...
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A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the benefits of a multimedia educational program for first-time hearing aid users [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: The aims of this study were to (1) develop a series of short interactive videos (or reusable learning objects [RLOs]) covering a broad range of practical and psychosocial issues relevant to the auditory rehabilitation for first-time hearing ...
Albrecht, Armero, Beynon, Brooke, Chisolm, Chisolm, Cox, Cox, Desjardins, Ferguson, Ferguson, Jacobson, Kessels, Kramer, Lin, Linssen, Mosen, Reese, Swanepoel, Thoren, Thoren, Ventry, Whitmer, Zigmond   +23 more
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Gain adjustment at tinnitus pitch to manage both tinnitus and speech perception in noise

Journal of Otology, 2019
To investigate how much gain variation is required from prescription to effect tinnitus percept, and if this revised prescription affects speech recognition.
Hemanth Narayan Shetty, Jijo Mathai Pottackal   +1 more
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Effect of hearing aids on auditory function in infants with perinatal brain injury and severe hearing loss. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Approximately 2-4% of newborns with perinatal risk factors present with hearing loss. Our aim was to analyze the effect of hearing aid use on auditory function evaluated based on otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), auditory brain responses (ABRs ...
Alma Janeth Moreno-Aguirre, Efraín Santiago-Rodríguez, Thalía Harmony, Antonio Fernández-Bouzas   +3 more
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Assessment of Objective Audiometry to Predict Subjective Satisfaction in Patients With Hearing Aids [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
Objectives To investigate the correlation of objective audiometry with user satisfaction as measured with the questionnaire scores. Methods Twenty patients with hearing loss, who agreed to wear a hearing aid and were referred for hearing aid fitting ...
Min Young Kwak, Woo Ri Choi, Jun Woo Park, Eun Jeong Hwang, Yeo Ra Ha, Jong Woo Chung, Woo Seok Kang   +6 more
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Encoding of speech sounds at auditory brainstem level in good and poor hearing aid performers

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Introduction: Hearing aids are prescribed to alleviate loss of audibility. It has been reported that about 31% of hearing aid users reject their own hearing aid because of annoyance towards background noise.
Hemanth Narayan Shetty, Manjula Puttabasappa   +1 more
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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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Inner Ear Active Hearing Device in Non-Otosclerotic, Severe, Mixed Hearing Loss [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To verify the efficacy of a powerful active hearing device in a patient different from far-advanced otosclerosis, specifically when the stapes footplate is mobile.
Barbara, Maurizio, Covelli, Edoardo, Filippi, Chiara, Monini, Simonetta, Volpini, Luigi   +4 more
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