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A Tinnitus Inventory Focusing on Body Function, Activities, and Participation Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. 使用国际功能、残疾和健康分类关注身体功能、活动和参与的耳鸣清单。
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Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00241
Vidya Ramkumar, Anitha Chandrasekaran
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Clinical and Social Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Older Prelinguals. 老年语前儿童人工耳蜗植入术的临床和社会效果。
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Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00262
Pragya Tyagi, Divya Chauhan, Anup Singh, Mayank Bhutada, Kapil Sikka, Tanvi Chaudhary, Sonam Sharma, Shivani Agarwal, Hitesh Verma, Prem Sagar, Rakesh Kumar, Alok Thakar
{"title":"Clinical and Social Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Older Prelinguals.","authors":"Pragya Tyagi,&nbsp;Divya Chauhan,&nbsp;Anup Singh,&nbsp;Mayank Bhutada,&nbsp;Kapil Sikka,&nbsp;Tanvi Chaudhary,&nbsp;Sonam Sharma,&nbsp;Shivani Agarwal,&nbsp;Hitesh Verma,&nbsp;Prem Sagar,&nbsp;Rakesh Kumar,&nbsp;Alok Thakar","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Cochlear implantation in late implanted prelinguals necessitates a complex decision-making process for clinicians and patients due to the uncertainty of achieving adequate benefit in auditory and speech perception. This study longitudinally evaluated clinical and social outcomes of prelingually deaf children with implantation in their late childhood. Subjects and.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 113 (49 females and 64 males) participants, with an age range of 5-15 years, were assessed for the pre-implant parameters such as hearing loss etiology, aided responses, anatomical aspects, and psychological evaluation. The Category of Auditory Performance, Speech Awareness Threshold, Speech Reception Threshold, and Speech Discrimination Score were administered to assess the patient's auditory skills. Further, the Speech Intelligibility Rating scale was administered to evaluate the patient's speech intelligibility at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-surgery. Subjectively perceived benefits were evaluated using the satisfaction rating scale and a questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The statistical results showed a significant impact of cochlear implantation in all domains. Positive impact and improvement post-implantation were noted in all the spheres, including auditory, linguistic, social, and educational.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study highlighted that the outcomes of a cochlear implant at a later age might not parallel with the implantation at a younger age. However, this still provides measurable benefits even after a longer period of auditory deprivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 2","pages":"63-70"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/39/41/jao-2022-00262.PMC10126583.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9350955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Factors Influencing the Korean Version of the Digit-in-Noise Test. 影响噪声位数测试韩语版本的因素。
IF 1.1
Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00472
Subin Kim, Chanbeom Kwak, Woojae Han, Jae-Hyun Seo, Yonghee Oh
{"title":"Factors Influencing the Korean Version of the Digit-in-Noise Test.","authors":"Subin Kim,&nbsp;Chanbeom Kwak,&nbsp;Woojae Han,&nbsp;Jae-Hyun Seo,&nbsp;Yonghee Oh","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The digits-in-noise (DIN) test was developed as a simple and time-efficient hearing-in-noise test worldwide. The Korean version of the DIN (K-DIN) test was previously validated for both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners. This study aimed to explore the factors influencing the outcomes of the K-DIN test further by analyzing the threshold (representing detection ability) and slope (representing test difficulty) parameters for the psychometric curve fit. Subjects and.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 35 young adults with normal hearing participated in the K-DIN test under the following four experimental conditions: 1) background noise (digit-shaped vs. pink noise); 2) gender of the speaker (male vs. female); 3) ear side (right vs. left); and 4) digit presentation levels (55, 65, 75, and 85 dB). The digits were presented using the method of constant stimuli procedure. Participant responses to the stimulus trials were used to fit a psychometric function, and the threshold and slope parameters were estimated according to pre-determined criteria. The accuracy of fit performance was determined using the root-mean-square error calculation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The listener's digit detection ability (threshold) was slightly better with pink noise than with digit-shaped noise, with similar test difficulties (slopes) across the digits. Gender and the tested ear side influenced neither the detection ability nor the task difficulty. Additionally, lower presentation levels (55 and 65 dB) elicited better thresholds than the higher presentation levels (75 and 85 dB); however, the test difficulty varied slightly across the presentation levels.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The K-DIN test can be influenced by stimulus factors. Continued research is warranted to understand the accuracy and reliability of the test better, especially for its use as a promising clinical measure.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 2","pages":"88-96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/bf/ea/jao-2022-00472.PMC10126589.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9350862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Training Programs for Improving Speech Perception in Noise: A Review. 提高噪声环境下语音感知的训练方法综述。
IF 1.1
Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00283
Nasrin Gohari, Zahra Hosseini Dastgerdi, Nematollah Rouhbakhsh, Sara Afshar, Razieh Mobini
{"title":"Training Programs for Improving Speech Perception in Noise: A Review.","authors":"Nasrin Gohari,&nbsp;Zahra Hosseini Dastgerdi,&nbsp;Nematollah Rouhbakhsh,&nbsp;Sara Afshar,&nbsp;Razieh Mobini","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding speech in the presence of noise is difficult and challenging, even for people with normal hearing. Accurate pitch perception, coding and decoding of temporal and intensity cues, and cognitive factors are involved in speech perception in noise (SPIN); disruption in any of these can be a barrier to SPIN. Because the physiological representations of sounds can be corrected by exercises, training methods for any impairment can be used to improve speech perception. This study describes the various types of bottom-up training methods: pitch training based on fundamental frequency (F0) and harmonics; spatial, temporal, and phoneme training; and top-down training methods, such as cognitive training of functional memory. This study also discusses music training that affects both bottom-up and top-down components and speech training in noise. Given the effectiveness of all these training methods, we recommend identifying the defects underlying SPIN disorders and selecting the best training approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/58/aa/jao-2022-00283.PMC9884994.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10671156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Relationship Between Temporal Pattern Perception Test and Mismatch Negativity in Children With Auditory Processing Disorder and Dyslexia. 听觉加工障碍和阅读障碍儿童时间模式知觉测验与错配负性的关系
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Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00297
Roshan Shahinas Peer Mohammed Mohideen, MuthuSelvi Thangaraj
{"title":"Relationship Between Temporal Pattern Perception Test and Mismatch Negativity in Children With Auditory Processing Disorder and Dyslexia.","authors":"Roshan Shahinas Peer Mohammed Mohideen,&nbsp;MuthuSelvi Thangaraj","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Mismatch negativity (MMN) is an objective test for assessing auditory function. The central auditory nervous system processes different stimuli in various ways. This can be assessed using MMN elicited with different stimuli in an \"oddball\" paradigm. This study evaluated temporal ordering skills using MMN with different durations of stimuli. This study aimed to determine the correlation between the results of the behavioral duration pattern test (DPT) with MMN in typically developing children versus children with dyslexia and auditory processing disorder (APD). Subjects and.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two groups of children participated in the study. The experimental group included 16 children with APD and dyslexia who had scored below the age-matched scores in the DPT. The control group consisted of 16 typically developing children with age-matched scores in the DPT. MMN was elicited using the same stimuli (250 ms and 500 ms) as that of the DPT in both groups. MMN latency, MMN amplitude, and area under the curve were measured in both groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the control group, children with APD and dyslexia showed increased MMN latency, reduced amplitude, and decreased area under the curve. There was a low correlation (r= -0.293, p<0.05) between MMN latency and DPT scores. The correlation between MMN amplitude and DPT scores was moderate (0.472, p<0.001). Furthermore, a strong correlation (0.536, p<0.001) between area under the curve and DPT scores was demonstrated.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>MMN amplitude and MMN area under the curve could serve as valid indicators during assessment of temporal ordering in children with APD and dyslexia.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"16-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ad/de/jao-2022-00297.PMC9884992.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9226676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Ginkgo biloba Administered Singly and Combined With Antioxidants in Tinnitus Patients. 银杏单用及联合抗氧化剂治疗耳鸣患者。
IF 1.1
Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00395
Bhushan Chauhan, Shantanu Arya, Komal Chauhan
{"title":"Ginkgo biloba Administered Singly and Combined With Antioxidants in Tinnitus Patients.","authors":"Bhushan Chauhan,&nbsp;Shantanu Arya,&nbsp;Komal Chauhan","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Tinnitus, or ear ringing, involves impulsive and spontaneous activity in the auditory neurons. Its prevalence is high in the elderly, but 10%-15% of adults suffer from tinnitus, affecting their quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba administered singly and in combination with antioxidants in tinnitus patients. Subjects and.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients were randomly allocated to Placebo (T0, n=22), Treatment 1 (T1, n=24), and Treatment 2 (T2, n=23) groups. The patients were educated on the study's methodology and were instructed to visit at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 14 weeks. The placebo group received starch capsule supplements. Conversely, the treatment groups received Ginkgo biloba (60 mg twice a day) singly and in combination with antioxidants. We enrolled 69 patients aged 40-70 years (41 men, 28 women). The Tinnitus Handicap Index (THI), Visual Analogue Score (VAS), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Scores were determined pre- and post-treatment at each visit.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Supplementation of Ginkgo biloba, along with antioxidants, provided marked improvement (p<0.05) in post-treatment THI and VAS scores in the T2 group compared to those in the T1 and T0 groups. The greatest (p<0.05) percent difference was observed in the pre- and post-treatment THI (-36%) and VAS scores (-22.6%) of T2 patients. Likewise, the SF-36 scores improved significantly (p<0.05) in the T2 group in varied parameters.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Ginkgo biloba, along with antioxidants, can be a promising therapy for tinnitus patients, providing marked improvement in THI, VAS, and SF-36 scores.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"37-44"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/73/93/jao-2022-00395.PMC9884989.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10680304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Symmetric Bilateral Congenital Middle Ear Cholesteatoma: A Case Report. 对称双侧先天性中耳胆脂瘤1例。
IF 1.1
Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00031
Joon Pyo Hong, Min-Beom Kim
{"title":"Symmetric Bilateral Congenital Middle Ear Cholesteatoma: A Case Report.","authors":"Joon Pyo Hong,&nbsp;Min-Beom Kim","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Congenital middle ear cholesteatoma (CMEC) accounts for 2%-5% of all cases of middle ear cholesteatoma. CMEC is rare and diagnostically challenging; therefore, only a few cases are reported in the literature, and the pathophysiology of this condition remains largely unclear. Currently, epidermoid formation, amniotic fluid contamination, lack of the tympanic ring, and squamous metaplasia are among the mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of CMEC; however, no single theory satisfactorily explains the pathophysiology of this disorder. We report a case of CMEC in a young male patient, who showed a symmetric, binaural whitish mass posterior to the anterosuperior quadrant of the tympanic membrane. A few reports have described bilateral CMEC; however, no study has reported symmetrical CMEC as observed in this case. Bilateral tympanoplasty concomitant with cholesteatoma removal was performed, and histopathological evaluation of the resected specimen showed closed-type cholesteatoma. In this report, we describe a rare case of symmetric CMEC, which supports the epidermoid formation theory associated with CMEC, together with a literature review.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"45-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/eb/f7/jao-2022-00031.PMC9884991.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10670722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Horizontal Localization in Simulated Unilateral Hearing Loss. 模拟单侧听力损失的水平定位。
IF 1.1
Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2017.00192.e1
Anvarsamarein Parisa, Nazeri Ahmad Reza, Sameni Seyyed Jalal, Kamali Mohammad, Zarrin Koob Homa
{"title":"Horizontal Localization in Simulated Unilateral Hearing Loss.","authors":"Anvarsamarein Parisa,&nbsp;Nazeri Ahmad Reza,&nbsp;Sameni Seyyed Jalal,&nbsp;Kamali Mohammad,&nbsp;Zarrin Koob Homa","doi":"10.7874/jao.2017.00192.e1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2017.00192.e1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"54"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/40/2a/jao-2017-00192-e1.PMC9884988.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9241653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Changes in Coagulation Study and Risk of Developing Cholesteatoma: Is There a Link? 凝血研究的变化与发生胆脂瘤的风险:有联系吗?
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Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00143
Joana Raquel Costa, Ângela Reis Rego, Teresa Soares, Cecília Almeida E Sousa, Miguel Bebiano Coutinho
{"title":"Changes in Coagulation Study and Risk of Developing Cholesteatoma: Is There a Link?","authors":"Joana Raquel Costa,&nbsp;Ângela Reis Rego,&nbsp;Teresa Soares,&nbsp;Cecília Almeida E Sousa,&nbsp;Miguel Bebiano Coutinho","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The etiopathogenesis of acquired pediatric cholesteatoma has not yet been fully clarified. Recent studies and modern technologies have led researchers to look for explanations at a molecular level. This study aims to understand if the origins of cholesteatoma could be related to dysfunctions in coagulation factors, thereby emphasizing its role in angiogenesis. Subjects and.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective case-control study carried out at a tertiary hospital center between January 2010 and December 2020. The study included 92 children. The variables of the summary coagulation study (partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, and international normalized ratio) were compared among children with and without development of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cases and controls were comparable in terms of age, type, and number of times that ventilation tubes were placed. Partial thromboplastin times tended to be higher in children who developed cholesteatoma, with a statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of normal and abnormal partial thromboplastin times (p=0.029).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of this case control study indicate that slight extension of partial thromboplastin times in the coagulation study may not meet the criteria for diagnosis of certain hematological pathologies or clinical significance, but at a molecular level may already have implications for activation of angiogenesis and other growth factors involved in the onset, growth, and expansion of acquired pediatric cholesteatoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/52/51/jao-2022-00143.PMC9884986.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10671157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effects of Receiving Hearing Aids on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Mild Hearing Loss. 接受助听器对轻度听力损失成人健康相关生活质量的影响
IF 1.1
Journal of Audiology and Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2022.00227
Sverre Morten Zahl
{"title":"Effects of Receiving Hearing Aids on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Mild Hearing Loss.","authors":"Sverre Morten Zahl","doi":"10.7874/jao.2022.00227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2022.00227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Hearing aid (HA) use is a common rehabilitation method for people with hearing loss. This study aimed to investigate whether the use of HA will advance the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Subjects and.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients referred to a public audiological department in Norway were invited to participate in this pre-post interventional study. The RAND-SF-36, a generic HRQoL questionnaire, was administered to the participants before and three months after HA fitting. Changes in HRQoL dimensions were analyzed for the whole group and for subgroups based on sex, age, and presence of tinnitus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 202 adults (109 men; mean age, 66.68 years [SD=10.92]) were included in the study. After a mean observation time of 91.63 days (SD=45.61), pain and general health significantly improved. Women aged ≥70 years without tinnitus improved in social functioning, while men aged <70 years with tinnitus improved in general health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adults with mild hearing loss reported better general health and less bodily pain three months after HA fitting than before. The patient subgroups reported improved general health and social functioning. However, causation remains uncertain because of methodological limitations. A randomized, controlled trial with a longer follow-up time could clarify such issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":44886,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Audiology and Otology","volume":"27 1","pages":"24-29"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/96/7b/jao-2022-00227.PMC9884990.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10679920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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