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Perception of One’s Own Voice After Hearing-Aid Fitting for Naive Hearing-Aid Users and Hearing-Aid Refitting for Experienced Hearing-Aid Users

Trends in Hearing, 2020
Dissatisfaction with the sound of one’s own voice is common among hearing-aid users. Little is known regarding how hearing impairment and hearing aids separately affect own-voice perception.
Johanna Hengen, Inger L. Hammarström, Stefan Stenfelt   +2 more
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Over-the-counter hearing aids and integrated health-monitoring sensors: a review of clinical evidence and implementation [PDF]

Frontiers in Digital Health
The FDA's 2022 over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid rule created a new access pathway for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. Hearing aids have also begun incorporating health-monitoring sensors.
Naoya Itatani, Melissa Zavaglia
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Changes in attitudes toward hearing loss and hearing aids and their association with hearing‑aid abandonment among experienced older adults hearing‑aid users [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Hearing aids are the standard intervention for age‑related hearing loss; however, abandonment rates remain high, exposing individuals to the adverse consequences of untreated hearing loss.
Daniel Tapia-Mora, Magdalena Rosende, Manuel Luna-Monsalve, Dominique Terán-Tapia, Eduardo Fuentes-López   +4 more
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Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2019
Xu Wu,1–3,* Yan Ren,1–3,* Qixuan Wang,1–3 Bei Li,1–3 Hao Wu,1–3 Zhiwu Huang,1–3 Xueling Wang1–3 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong ...
Wu X, Ren Y, Wang Q, Li B, Wu H, Huang Z, Wang X   +6 more
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Using the phase inversion method and loudness comparisons for the evaluation of noise reduction algorithms in hearing aids

Acta Acustica, 2021
The phase inversion method, a technical measurement procedure, is often used to evaluate the performance of noise reduction algorithms in hearing aids. However, a detailed comparison of these technical measurements with the perceived loudness is missing.
Husstedt Hendrik, Kreyenhagen Jannine, Langhof Laura, Kreikemeier Steffen, Denk Florian, Wollermann Simone, Frenz Marlitt   +6 more
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Evaluation of impulse noise reduction in hearing aids with technical measurements and ratings of discomfort

Acta Acustica, 2023
Short, impulse-like sounds such as slamming of a door or rattle of dishes can be uncomfortable for hearing aid users. Therefore, many hearing aids provide impulse (or transient) noise reduction (INR) that should reduce loud and short sounds without ...
Husstedt Hendrik, Hilgerdenaar Wiebke, Frenz Marlitt, Denk Florian, Tchorz Jürgen   +4 more
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Prioritizing research on over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for age-related hearing loss

Frontiers in Aging, 2023
Hearing aids are the most commonly used treatment for people with age-related hearing loss, however, hearing aid uptake is low, primarily due to high cost of the device, stigma, and a lack of perceived need.
Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, Anu Sharma   +9 more
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Attitudes and Practices of Parents toward their Children Suffering from Hearing Impairment, using Hearing Aids and Challenges Facing them [PDF]

Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2023
Background: Hearing impairment (HI) is the commonest birth defect and it is usually difficult to be detected due to its invisible nature. It causes significant adverse effects on acquisition of speech and language, academic achievement as well as social ...
Samira El Mezayen, Samar Maklad, Nahla Mahmoud   +2 more
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Hearing aids utilization, effect factors, and its benefit in the association between hearing and cognition decline: A longitudinal follow-up in Shanghai, China

Experimental Gerontology, 2023
Objective: To explore the rate and effect factors of hearing aids utilization in Chinese community elderly people, as well as the benefit role of hearing aids in the association of hearing loss and cognition decline.
Yunwei Zhang, Hua Wang, Lihua Wang, Jing Zhang, Yifan Cao, Lingshan Wan, Changying Wang, Hongyun Xin, Hansheng Ding   +8 more
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National Survey of Pharmacist Awareness, Interest, and Readiness for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Pharmacy, 2022
Hearing loss is a major public health concern, affecting over 30 million Americans. Few adults who could benefit from hearing aids use them. Hearing aids are now available over-the-counter (OTC) for persons with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss ...
Elizabeth S. Midey, Alexis Gaggini, Elaine Mormer, Lucas A. Berenbrok   +3 more
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