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Speech recognition according to the length of hearing aid use.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20835533     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To compare the influence of the length of hearing aid use on the benefit obtained with the hearing aids in adults and the elderly, new hearing aids users.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective study with 40 individuals with mild to moderate-severe sensorineural hearing loss, gathered in 2 groups: Adults Group--13 people aged between 28 and 59 years old; and Elderly Group--27 people aged between 61 and 78 years old. These people were assessed 14 and 90 days after hearing aid fitting. Sentence recognition threshold in silence and under noise as well as the percentage indexes of sentences recognition in silence and under noise were obtained.
RESULTS: The comparison between values obtained after 14 and 90 days of hearing aid use did not show statistically significant differences. When comparing values between the groups, no statistically significant difference was observed either.
CONCLUSION: We did not find influences of the length of hearing aid use and the benefit obtained from using them; the results achieved by adults and the elderly were similar.
Authors:
Tiago Petry; Sinéia Neujahr dos Santos; Maristela Julio Costa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology     Volume:  76     ISSN:  1808-8686     ISO Abbreviation:  Braz J Otorhinolaryngol     Publication Date:    2010 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-13     Completed Date:  2011-03-07     Revised Date:  2011-10-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101207337     Medline TA:  Braz J Otorhinolaryngol     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng; por     Pagination:  462-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Santa Maria Federal University.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Female
Hearing Aids*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / rehabilitation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Severity of Illness Index
Speech Perception*
Speech Reception Threshold Test
Time Factors

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