Factors influencing hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction in adults: a systematic review of the past decade

B Mothemela, V Manchaiah… - … Journal of Audiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This systematic review examined the audiological and non-audiological factors
that influence hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction in adults based on studies published …

Impact of hearing aid technology on outcomes in daily life I: the patients' perspective

RM Cox, JA Johnson, J Xu - Ear and hearing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: One of the challenges facing hearing care providers when recommending
hearing aids is the choice of device technology level. Major manufacturers market families of …

[HTML][HTML] A spectro-temporal modulation test for predicting speech reception in hearing-impaired listeners with hearing aids

J Zaar, LB Simonsen, S Laugesen - Hearing Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Spectro-temporal modulation (STM) detection sensitivity has been shown to be associated
with speech-in-noise reception in hearing-impaired (HI) individuals. Based on previous …

Listening preferences of new adult hearing aid users: a registered, double-blind, randomized, mixed-methods clinical trial of initial versus real-ear fit

I Almufarrij, H Dillon, B Adams, A Greval… - Trends in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Hearing aid verification with real-ear measurement (REM) is recommended in clinical
practice. Improvements, over time, in accuracy of manufacturers' initial fit mean the benefit of …

Severe-to-profound hearing impairment: demographic data, gender differences and benefits of audiological rehabilitation

S Turunen-Taheri, PI Carlsson… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and report demographic data of patients
with severe-to-profound hearing loss, assess participation in audiological rehabilitation and …

Comparison of in-situ and retrospective self-reports on assessing hearing aid outcomes

YH Wu, E Stangl, O Chipara… - Journal of the …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Background Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a methodology involving repeated
surveys to collect in-situ self-reports that describe respondents' current or recent …

The perceptual limitations of troubleshooting hearing-aids based on patients' descriptions

B Caswell-Midwinter, WM Whitmer - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Hearing-aid frequency-gain responses are routinely adjusted by clinicians to
patient preferences and descriptions. This study measured the minimum gain adjustments …

Descriptions of hearing aids influence the experience of listening to hearing aids

L Rakita, H Goy, G Singh - Ear and Hearing, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Experiences can be strongly influenced by expectations. In hearing healthcare,
previous studies have shown that descriptions of hearing aids or contextual factors during …

Promoting patient-centered hearing care through the use of eHealth: Current status and future possibilities

C Meyer, M Waite, J Atkins, N Scarinci, R Cowan… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2019 - ASHA
Objective The current study aimed to explore (a) the capacity for eHealth within hearing
health care in Australia and (b) how hearing care professionals in Australia currently use …

Focusing on Positive Listening Experiences Improves Speech Intelligibility in Experienced Hearing Aid Users

D Lelic, LLA Nielsen, AK Pedersen… - Trends in …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Negativity bias is a cognitive bias that results in negative events being perceptually more
salient than positive ones. For hearing care, this means that hearing aid benefits can …