Respect for a young male with and without a hearing aid: A reversal of the “hearing-aid effect” in medical and non-medical students?

Clucas, Claudine; Karira, Jaya; Claire, L St

doi:10.3109/14992027.2012.700772

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“…Individuals wearing the standard-sized BTE hearing aid were rated more trustworthy than individuals wearing a Bluetooth device. This finding may be consistent with Clucas et al (2012), where they found that the hearing aid users were rated as more "respectworthy," or it may indicate a negative view of individuals constantly having a Bluetooth device in their ear. Individuals using the earbud were rated as younger than their counterparts who had nothing visible in their ears (CIC condition).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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The Hearing Aid Effect in 2013

Rauterkus¹,

Palmer²

2014

J Am Acad Audiol

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It was hypothesized that the hearing aid effect would be diminished in 2013 compared with data reported in the past. This proved to be the case, as no hearing aid condition was rated as more negative than any of the non-hearing aid device conditions. In fact, models wearing the standard-size BTE with earmold were rated as more trustworthy than models wearing the Bluetooth device. The standard-sized BTE with earmold condition is the configuration that can be directly compared with previous research because similar devices were used in those studies. These results indicate that the hearing aid effect has diminished, if not completely disappeared, in the 21st century.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

The Hearing Aid Effect in 2013

Rauterkus¹,

Palmer²

2014

J Am Acad Audiol

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Young Children's Attitudes Toward Peers Who Wear Hearing Aids

Wheeler

Tharpe

2020

Am J Audiol

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Purpose This study examined whether young children with normal hearing demonstrated negative attitudes toward peers wearing hearing aids, often described as the “hearing aid effect.” The effect of age on these attitudes was also examined. Method Forty-five typically developing children with normal hearing, aged 6–11 years, were recruited to answer questions about and rate photos of children with and without hearing aids in areas of peer acceptance as well as physical and cognitive competence. Participants completed a forced-choice task, a perceived competence rating task, and a sociometric rating task. Results Children in this study perceived their peers who wore hearing aids as having less physical competence and less peer acceptance than peers without hearing aids, thus confirming a hearing aid effect in children as young as 6 years of age. Both younger and older children were more likely to choose pictures of children wearing hearing aids as having less peer acceptance than pictures of children who were not wearing hearing aids. Older children were also more likely to choose a picture of a child with hearing aids as having less physical competence than a picture of a child without hearing aids. Conclusion These findings should serve to alert professionals who work with children who have hearing loss that additional support and education might be warranted for these children and their peers with normal hearing.

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