ERIC Number: EJ1236744
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Nov
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Systematic Evaluation of Self-Reported Hearing Ability in Six Dimensions before and after a Hearing Aid Trial
de Ronde-Brons, Inge; Soede, Wim; Dreschler, Wouter
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v62 n11 p4150-4164 Nov 2019
Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the application of a modified version of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disabilities and Handicap to inventory self-reported hearing difficulties pre and post hearing aid fitting in 6 dimensions: detection, speech in silence, speech in noise, localization, discrimination, and noise tolerance. Method: Questionnaires pre and post hearing aid fitting were collected during regular practice of hearing aid provision. Data of 740 subjects are presented; 337 already used hearing aids, and 403 were new users. Results: Group-averaged scores improved due to hearing aid fitting for all 6 dimensions. Based on a criterion previously defined for the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disabilities and Handicap questionnaire, 66% of subjects had a significant individual improvement in sum score. Experienced users showed lower improvement in scores, whereas their aided prescores were, on average, not better than the (unaided) score of 1st users. Conclusions: The questionnaire can be applied as a structured approach to inventory hearing problems in 6 dimensions prior to hearing aid fitting and to systematically evaluate the effects of hearing aid fitting after a trial period. The data presented here can serve as normative data for comparison of individual subjects in clinical practice.
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Scores, Hearing (Physiology), Speech Communication, Acoustics, Auditory Discrimination, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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