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Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) or presbycusis patients with individual, accurate, and precise fitting progress, which is a priority for bilateral hearing aids, and to explore the related influencing factors and their role in pr...

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Autores principales: Wu, Xu, Ren, Yan, Wang, Qixuan, Li, Bei, Wu, Hao, Huang, Zhiwu, Wang, Xueling
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30880929
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S190651
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author Wu, Xu
Ren, Yan
Wang, Qixuan
Li, Bei
Wu, Hao
Huang, Zhiwu
Wang, Xueling
author_facet Wu, Xu
Ren, Yan
Wang, Qixuan
Li, Bei
Wu, Hao
Huang, Zhiwu
Wang, Xueling
author_sort Wu, Xu
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description OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) or presbycusis patients with individual, accurate, and precise fitting progress, which is a priority for bilateral hearing aids, and to explore the related influencing factors and their role in predicting the efficiency of hearing aids. METHODS: A total of 73 cases of presbycusis patients aged 60–95 years old underwent pure tone audiometry and speech recognition ability examination to obtain the pure tone audiometry of the better ear (BPTA) and maximum speech recognition rate of the better ear (BSRR) in quiet environment before hearing aid fitting. Audiologists evaluated the efficiency and satisfaction of participants according to the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire scores by face-to-face or telephone investigations after using the hearing aids for at least 3 months. The data were analyzed related to possible influencing factors. RESULTS: Total satisfaction percentage according to IOI-HA scores was 86.3%. There was no significant correlation between age, first fitting age, unilateral or bilateral hearing aids, BPTA, and IOI-HA total score. BSRR was strongly correlated to total IOI-HA scores (r=0.768). According to the multiple linear regression analysis, BPTA and BSRR both had a statistically significant effect on the total IOI-HA scores after hearing aid intervention. CONCLUSION: ARHL patients with accurate hearing aid fitting will have high satisfaction and bilateral hearing aids are better than unilateral ones. Age and first fitting age are not meaningful to satisfaction with hearing aids. A higher maximum speech recognition rate before hearing aids fitting could predict better efficiency and satisfaction with hearing aids. Therefore, completing speech recognition ability examination before fitting would make a great contribution to the efficiency of hearing aids, and help ARHL patients have realistic expectations.
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spelling pubmed-63966552019-03-15 Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss Wu, Xu Ren, Yan Wang, Qixuan Li, Bei Wu, Hao Huang, Zhiwu Wang, Xueling Clin Interv Aging Original Research OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) or presbycusis patients with individual, accurate, and precise fitting progress, which is a priority for bilateral hearing aids, and to explore the related influencing factors and their role in predicting the efficiency of hearing aids. METHODS: A total of 73 cases of presbycusis patients aged 60–95 years old underwent pure tone audiometry and speech recognition ability examination to obtain the pure tone audiometry of the better ear (BPTA) and maximum speech recognition rate of the better ear (BSRR) in quiet environment before hearing aid fitting. Audiologists evaluated the efficiency and satisfaction of participants according to the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire scores by face-to-face or telephone investigations after using the hearing aids for at least 3 months. The data were analyzed related to possible influencing factors. RESULTS: Total satisfaction percentage according to IOI-HA scores was 86.3%. There was no significant correlation between age, first fitting age, unilateral or bilateral hearing aids, BPTA, and IOI-HA total score. BSRR was strongly correlated to total IOI-HA scores (r=0.768). According to the multiple linear regression analysis, BPTA and BSRR both had a statistically significant effect on the total IOI-HA scores after hearing aid intervention. CONCLUSION: ARHL patients with accurate hearing aid fitting will have high satisfaction and bilateral hearing aids are better than unilateral ones. Age and first fitting age are not meaningful to satisfaction with hearing aids. A higher maximum speech recognition rate before hearing aids fitting could predict better efficiency and satisfaction with hearing aids. Therefore, completing speech recognition ability examination before fitting would make a great contribution to the efficiency of hearing aids, and help ARHL patients have realistic expectations. Dove Medical Press 2019-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6396655/ /pubmed/30880929 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S190651 Text en © 2019 Wu et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Wu, Xu
Ren, Yan
Wang, Qixuan
Li, Bei
Wu, Hao
Huang, Zhiwu
Wang, Xueling
Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
title Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
title_full Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
title_fullStr Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
title_short Factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
title_sort factors associated with the efficiency of hearing aids for patients with age-related hearing loss
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30880929
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S190651
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