scholarly journals Benefit and Quality of Life After Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Fitting in Children With Unilateral or Bilateral Hearing Impairment

2011 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. 130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten J. F. de Wolf ◽  
Myrthe K. S. Hol ◽  
Emmanuel A. M. Mylanus ◽  
Ad F. M. Snik ◽  
Cor W. R. J. Cremers
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid ◽  
Fitting In

scholarly journals Retrospective analysis of skin complications related to bone-anchored hearing aid implant: association with surgical technique, quality of life, and audiological benefit

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Peñaranda ◽  
Juan Manuel Garcia ◽  
Maria Leonor Aparicio ◽  
Felipe Montes ◽  
Clemencia Barón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Surgical Technique ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

scholarly journals Perception of One’s Own Voice After Hearing-Aid Fitting for Naive Hearing-Aid Users and Hearing-Aid Refitting for Experienced Hearing-Aid Users

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 233121652093246
Author(s):  
Johanna Hengen ◽  
Inger L. Hammarström ◽  
Stefan Stenfelt
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Voice Perception ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Vocal Intensity ◽  
First Time

Dissatisfaction with the sound of one’s own voice is common among hearing-aid users. Little is known regarding how hearing impairment and hearing aids separately affect own-voice perception. This study examined own-voice perception and associated issues before and after a hearing-aid fitting for new hearing-aid users and refitting for experienced users to investigate whether it was possible to differentiate between the effect of (unaided) hearing impairment and hearing aids. Further aims were to investigate whether First-Time and Experienced users as well as users with dome and mold inserts differed in the severity of own-voice problems. The study had a cohort design with three groups: First-Time hearing-aid users going from unaided to aided hearing ( n = 70), Experienced hearing-aid users replacing their old hearing aids ( n = 70), and an unaided control group ( n = 70). The control group was surveyed once and the hearing-aid users twice; once before hearing-aid fitting/refitting and once after. The results demonstrated that own-voice problems are common among both First-Time and Experienced hearing-aid users with either dome- or mold-type fittings, while people with near-normal hearing and not using hearing aids report few problems. Hearing aids increased ratings of own-voice problems among First-Time users, particularly those with mold inserts. The results suggest that altered auditory feedback through unaided hearing impairment or through hearing aids is likely both to change own-voice perception and complicate regulation of vocal intensity, but hearing aids are the primary reason for poor perceived sound quality of one’s own voice.

Benefit and Quality of Life in Older Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Users

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 766-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten J. F. de Wolf ◽  
My-Linh C. Shival ◽  
Myrthe K. S. Hol ◽  
Emmanuel A. M. Mylanus ◽  
Cor W. R. J. Cremers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

scholarly journals Hearing aid fitting in older persons with hearing impairment: the influence of cognitive function, age, and hearing loss on hearing aid benefit

2015 ◽  
pp. 435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmut Meister ◽  
Sebastian Rählmann ◽  
Martin Walger ◽  
Sabine Margolf-Hackl ◽  
Jürgen Kießling
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Hearing Aid Benefit

Bone-anchored hearing aids in children and young adults: the Freeman Hospital experience

2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Ramakrishnan ◽  
S Marley ◽  
D Leese ◽  
T Davison ◽  
I J M Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Glasgow Benefit Inventory ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid ◽  
Children And Young Adults

AbstractObjective:To investigate the utilisation of bone-anchored hearing aids and Softband, as well as the effects on quality of life, amongst the paediatric and young adult population of Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.Method:Retrospective, anonymised, cross-sectional survey using the Glasgow Benefit Inventory and Listening Situation Questionnaire (parent version), administered at least three months following the start of bone-anchored hearing aid or Softband use.Results:One hundred and nine patients were included, of whom syndromic children made up a significant proportion (22 of 109). Patients using bone-anchored hearing aids obtained significant educational and social benefit from their aids. The mean Listening Situation Questionnaire difficulty score was 17 (15 patients), which is below the trigger score of 22+ at which further reassessment and rehabilitation is required. 87% (of 15 patients) did not require further intervention. The overall mean GBI score for the 22 patients (syndromic and non-syndromic) was +29.Conclusion:The use of bone-anchored hearing aids and Softband results in significant improvements in quality of life for children and young adults with hearing impairment. There is significant under-utilisation of bone-anchored hearing aids in children with skull and congenital abnormalities, and we would advocate bone-anchored hearing aid implantation for these patients.

Quality of life improvement for bone-anchored hearing aid users and their partners

2011 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
M L McNeil ◽  
M Gulliver ◽  
D P Morris ◽  
M Bance
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Functional Improvement ◽  
Subjective Impression ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

AbstractObjectives:Bone-anchored hearing aid recipients experience well documented improvements in their audiometric performance and quality of life. While hearing aid recipients may understate their functional improvement, their partners may be more aware of such improvement. We sought to investigate patients' partners' perceptions of functional improvement following bone-anchored hearing aid fitting.Methods:Surveys were sent to 153 patients who had received a bone-anchored hearing aid through the Nova Scotia bone-anchored hearing aid programme. The validated survey asked patients' partners to give their subjective impression of the bone-anchored hearing aid recipient's functional status.Results and conclusions:Surveys were completed by 90 patients (58.8 per cent), of whom 72 reported having a partner. Partners reported a significant improvement in hearing (p ≤ 0.0001). Partners reported improvement in 87.0 per cent of functional scenarios, no change in 12.6 per cent, and a decline in 0.4 per cent. These findings demonstrate a significant improvement in the emotional and social effects of hearing impairment, as perceived by bone-anchored hearing aid recipients' partners.

Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Quality of Life Assessed by Glasgow Benefit Inventory

2001 ◽  
Vol 111 (7) ◽  
pp. 1260-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perumkulam S. Arunachalam ◽  
David Kilby ◽  
David Meikle ◽  
Tom Davison ◽  
Ian J. M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Glasgow Benefit Inventory ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

Health-related quality of life in adults with hearing impairment before and after hearing-aid rehabilitation in Finland

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 967-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riina Niemensivu ◽  
Vinaya Manchaiah ◽  
Risto P. Roine ◽  
Erna Kentala ◽  
Harri Sintonen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Quality of Life in Children Fitted With a Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Louise McDermott ◽  
Jo Williams ◽  
Michael Kuo ◽  
Andrew Reid ◽  
David Proops
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
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