Self-reported disability and handicap after hearing-aid fitting and benefit of hearing aids: comparison of fitting procedures, degree of hearing loss, experience with hearing aids and uni- and bilateral fittings

Metselaar, Mick; Maat, Bert; Krijnen, Pieta; Verschuure, Hans; Dreschler, Wouter A.; Feenstra, Louw

doi:10.1007/s00405-008-0847-x

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“…increases HA usage (Humes et al, 2002;Kramer et al, 2002;Larson et al, 2002;Stephens, 2002;Stark & Hickson, 2004;Heuermann et al, 2005;Meister et al, 2005;Metselaar et al, 2009;Smith et al, 2009; Br ä nnstr ö m & Wennerstr ö m, 2010; Hickson et al, 2010). Whether the HAs are fi tted monaurally or binaurally does not seem to infl uence the IOI-HA global outcome (Heuermann et al, 2005;Cook & Hawkins, 2007;Br ä nnstr ö m & Wennerstr ö m, 2010;Hickson et al, 2010), although binaurally fi tted subjects seem to use their HAs more (Stephens, 2002).…”

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Acceptable noise level (ANL) with Danish and non-semantic speech materials in adult hearing-aid users

Olsen

Lantz

Nielsen

et al. 2012

International Journal of Audiology

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Danish and non-semantic ANL versions yield results similar to the American English version. The magnitude of the CR indicates that ANL with Danish and non-semantic speech materials is not suitable for prediction of individual patterns of future hearing-aid use or evaluation of individual benefit from hearing-aid features. The ANL with Danish and non-semantic speech materials is not related to IOI-HA outcome.

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Acceptable noise level (ANL) with Danish and non-semantic speech materials in adult hearing-aid users

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Nielsen

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International Journal of Audiology

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“…Demographic factors have been examined to provide potential predictors of hearing aid fitting outcome. Generally, no clear relationship has been established between subjective hearing aid fitting outcome and degree of hearing loss measured with pure tones, but hearing aid usage is often reported to increase with increasing hearing loss (e.g., Humes et al, 2002;Kramer et al, 2002;Larson et al, 2002;Stephens, 2002;Stark and Hickson, 2004;Heuermann et al, 2005;Meister et al, 2005;Metselaar et al, 2009;Smith et al, 2009). In some studies, age seems to affect the outcome to some extent (e.g., younger subjects report that they use their hearing aids more and also report more improvements than older subjects) (Stephens, 2002;Ö berg et al, 2007), but not in other studies (Heuermann et al, 2005;Kramer et al, 2005;Cook and Hawkins, 2007).…”

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Hearing Aid Fitting Outcome: Clinical Application and Psychometric Properties of a Swedish Translation of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA)

Brännström¹,

Wennerström²

2010

J Am Acad Audiol

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Background: The International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) is a seven-item hearingspecific questionnaire. It was developed with the purpose of evaluating the efficacy of hearing aid rehabilitation. Few psychometric properties have been presented for a Swedish translation of the IOI-HA. Furthermore, previous studies have examined the IOI-HA in mainly sensorineural hearing losses, and we do not know how the type of hearing loss affects the outcome.Purpose: To evaluate the hearing aid fitting outcome measured in a clinical setting using a Swedish translation of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), to determine the psychometric properties of the translation, and to examine how a number of demographic variables such as type of hearing loss affect the outcome.Research Design: A descriptive and correlational study in a retrospective sample.Study Sample: Two hundred and twenty-four (107 females and 117 males; ages 27-94 yr with an average of 66.1 yr) first-time hearing aid users.Intervention: Mostly digital hearing aids (97.8%) were fitted monaurally (60%) or binaurally (40%) between 2007 and 2009. Data Collection and Analysis:The subjects were mailed the IOI-HA questionnaire six months after their final appointment, and the completed questionnaire was returned by mail to the clinic. The psychometric properties were evaluated and compared to previous studies using the IOI-HA. The associations between the outcome scores and a number of demographic variables (age, gender, degree of hearing loss, type of hearing loss, number of hearing aids, and type of hearing aids) were examined. Based on the pure tone audiograms, the subjects were divided into three groups; those with conductive hearing losses, sensorineural hearing losses, and mixed hearing losses. For these groups, the differences in outcome measured as IOI-HA were examined. Results:The psychometric properties of the present translation of the IOI-HA showed resemblance in many aspects to previous reports. Furthermore, the type of hearing loss seems to affect the IOI-HA outcome. Hearing loss increases with increasing age, and hearing aid use increases with increasing degree of hearing loss. Subjects with sensorineural hearing losses show significantly poorer scores on items concerning introspective aspects of the outcome in comparison to subjects with mixed hearing losses and subjects with conductive hearing losses. Monaurally fitted subjects tend to report lower scores on average, but monaural or binaural hearing aid fitting do not significantly affect the subjective outcome. Conclusions:The psychometric properties of the present Swedish translation of the IOI-HA show resemblance in many aspects to previous reports, but the differences observed could be due to differences in the study populations. Overall, the demographic variables examined could not be used as pre-512 dictors for the hearing aid fitting outcome, and more reliable predictors need to be identified.

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“…(46) 65 yaş ve üzeri 12 aylık işitme cihazı kullanan 192 kişide yaptığı çalışmada işitme cihazı kullanımının sosyal ve emosyonel durumda, iletişimde, depresyonda iyileşme sağladığını belirtmiştir. Cihazların yaşam kalitesini değiştirmediği yönünde, aksi görüş bildiren, çalışmalar da mevcuttur (51,52) . (47) işitme cihazı kullanımıyla depressif semptomların gerilediğini, bilişsel fonksiyonların düzelme gösterdiğini göstermiştir.…”

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“…Acar ve ark. (51) ise 1 yıllık işitme cihazı kullanımı sonrasında yaşam kalite skorlarında anlamlı düşüş gözlemlemiş, bu durumu takip süresince yaşın ilerlemiş olması ve artan yaş ile birlikte yaşam kalite skorlarının da anlamlı şekilde düşmesiyle yorumlamıştır. İşitme cihazları ile birlikte yapılan işitme rehabilitasyonunun yaşam kalitesine olumlu etkileri bildirilmiştir (48,49,50) .…”

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Presbycusis in Geriatrics and its Rehabilitation

Çakır¹,

Yıldırım²,

Kumral³

et al. 2014

Okmeydani Medical Journal

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ÖZETPresbiakuzi geriatrik populasyonda sık karşılaşılan bir sağlık sorunudur. İşitme kaybı giderilmediğinde depresyon, demans, toplumdan soyutlanma gibi ek sorunlar oluşturur. Presbiakuzi rehabilitasyonunda en sık kullanılan tedavi yöntemlerinden biri işitme cihazlarıdır. İşitme cihazlarından elde edilebilen maksimum yararı sağlamak için hasta kaynaklı faktörlerin göz önünde bulundurulması gerekir. Anahtar kelimeler: presbiakuzi, işitme cihazları, yaşa bağlı, işitme kaybı SUMMARY Presbycusis in Geriatrics and its RehabilitationPresbycusis is common health problem in geriatric population. Hearing loss causes depression, dementia, lack of social interaction unless hearing is improved. Hearing aids are one of most common devices to rehabilitate presbycusis. Patient related factors should be considered for maximizing benefits from hearing aids.

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Self-reported disability and handicap after hearing-aid fitting and benefit of hearing aids: comparison of fitting procedures, degree of hearing loss, experience with hearing aids and uni- and bilateral fittings

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

Acceptable noise level (ANL) with Danish and non-semantic speech materials in adult hearing-aid users

Acceptable noise level (ANL) with Danish and non-semantic speech materials in adult hearing-aid users

Hearing Aid Fitting Outcome: Clinical Application and Psychometric Properties of a Swedish Translation of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA)

Presbycusis in Geriatrics and its Rehabilitation

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