DIY audiology at home: adults are interested in conducting self-administered hearing tests and trying fit-at-home hearing aids.

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-07 DOI:10.1080/14992027.2025.2576030

Kevin J Munro, Sarah Rhodes, Lucy Ferrie, Gabrielle H Saunders

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Abstract

Objective: To survey public attitudes about self-administered home-based hearing tests and fit-at-home hearing aids.

Design: Online survey enquiring about willingness to try the above. Explanatory variables included sex, age, and education.

Study sample: A representative sample of 2135 UK adults.

Results: Only 13% of respondents were unwilling to undertake a home-based hearing test. Perceived benefits of home-based testing were associated with convenience and ease, and its use as a precursor to a formal hearing test. Main concerns were associated with accuracy and reliability. Regarding hearing aid fitting pathways, 71%, 63% and 79% were willing to try a pre-programmed, self-programmed or audiologist-fit hearing aid, respectively. Respondents' preferred pathways were 37% fit-at-home (26% and 11% for pre-programmed and self-programmed, respectively) and 53% for audiologist-fit (10% responded "Don't Know"). Adults >65 years were less willing to complete and/or trust a home-based hearing test, and less willing to try fit-at-home hearing aids.

Conclusion: Most adults reported a willingness to conduct home-based hearing tests and to try fit-at-home hearing aids. These pathways have the potential to shift care closer to home and provide innovative sustainable pathways for a proportion of the public. Their effectiveness combined with user preference has yet to be evaluated.

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在家DIY听力学：成年人对进行自我管理的听力测试和尝试适合家庭的助听器感兴趣。

目的：调查公众对自行进行家庭听力测试和家用助听器的态度。设计：在线调查，询问是否愿意尝试上述产品。解释变量包括性别、年龄和教育程度。研究样本：2135名英国成年人的代表性样本。结果：只有13%的受访者不愿意进行家庭听力测试。人们认为，家庭听力测试的好处在于方便和轻松，并将其作为正式听力测试的先导。主要关注的是准确性和可靠性。在助听器配戴途径方面，分别有71%、63%和79%的人愿意尝试预编程、自编程或听力学家配戴的助听器。受访者首选的途径是37%的在家试听（预编程和自编程分别为26%和11%），53%的听力学家试听（10%的人回答“不知道”）。65岁以上的成年人不太愿意完成和/或信任家庭听力测试，也不太愿意尝试适合家庭的助听器。结论：大多数成年人报告愿意进行家庭听力测试并尝试适合家庭的助听器。这些途径有可能将护理转移到离家更近的地方，并为一部分公众提供创新的可持续途径。它们结合用户偏好的有效性还有待评估。

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International Journal of Audiology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

14.80%

发文量

133

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Audiology is committed to furthering development of a scientifically robust evidence base for audiology. The journal is published by the British Society of Audiology, the International Society of Audiology and the Nordic Audiological Society.