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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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Ear & Hearing, 2013 This study explored the meaning and determinants of optimal hearing aid use from the perspectives of hearing aid clients and audiologists. An additional objective was to contrast the perspectives of the clients and audiologists.Four focus groups were conducted: (1) clients (n = 7) in Denmark, (2) clients (n = 10) in the United Kingdom, (3) audiologists
Laplante-Lévesque, Ariane +3 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 +3 more
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‘Getting used to’ hearing aids from the perspective of adult hearing-aid users [PDF]
International Journal of Audiology, 2014 To describe getting used to hearing aids from the perspective of adult hearing-aid users.Three focus group discussions were carried out. A topic guide and discussion exercises were used to elicit views on getting used to hearing aids. Discussion was audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected to qualitative content analysis.Adult hearing aid ...
Dawes, P.; id_orcid 0000-0003-3180-9884 +2 more
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Emotional Responses to Non-Speech Sounds for Hearing-aid and Bimodal Cochlear-Implant Listeners
Trends in Hearing, 2022 The purpose of this project was to evaluate differences between groups and device configurations for emotional responses to non-speech sounds. Three groups of adults participated: 1) listeners with normal hearing with no history of device use, 2) hearing
Marina M. Tawdrous +3 more
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Hearing loss, hearing aid use, and subjective memory complaints: Results of the HUNT study in Norway
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the association between hearing loss severity, hearing aid use, and subjective memory complaints in a large cross-sectional study in Norway.MethodsData were drawn from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Study ...
Shahram Moradi +9 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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Evaluation of Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Use in Children
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting hearing aid use in children and investigate how these factors affected their subjective auditory performance.Methods:The study was carried out with 34 children aged three to six ...
Nurşah Özal +2 more
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Trials, 2023 Background Hearing loss is the third leading global cause of disability and is associated with poorer quality of life. Hearing aids are often recommended for hearing loss; however, hearing aid uptake and use rates are perpetually low.
Alice Q. Liu +5 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 +1 more
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