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

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.

The Glasgow benefit inventory in the evaluation of patient satisfaction with the bone-anchored hearing aid: quality of life issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 116 (S28) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil N. Dutt ◽  
Ann-Louise McDermott ◽  
Anwen Jelbert ◽  
Andrew P. Reid ◽  
David W. Proops
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Glasgow Benefit Inventory ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid ◽  
The Impact

The Birmingham osseointegration programme began in 1988 and during the following 10 years there were a total of 351 bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) implantees. In the summer of 2000, a postal questionnaire study was undertaken to establish the impact of the bone-anchored hearing aid on all aspects of patients’ lives.We used the Glasgow benefit inventory (GBI), which is a subjective patient orientated post-interventional questionnaire especially developed to evaluate any otorhinolaryngological surgery and therapy. It is maximally sensitive to any change in health status brought about by a specific event: in this case the provision of a BAHA.A total of 312 bone-anchored hearing aid patients, who had used their aids for a minimum period of six months, were sent GBI questionnaires. Two hundred and twenty-seven questionnaires were returned and utilized in the study. The results revealed that the use of a bone-anchored hearing aid significantly enhanced general well being (patient benefit), improved the patient’s state of health (quality of life) and finally was considered a success by patients and their families.

Bone-anchored hearing aid: quality of life assess by Glasgow Benefit Inventory

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.S. Arunachalan ◽  
D. Kilby ◽  
D. Meikle ◽  
T. Davison ◽  
I.J.M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Glasgow Benefit Inventory ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

Patient quality of life with bone-anchored hearing aid: 10-year experience in Glasgow, Scotland

2009 ◽  
Vol 123 (9) ◽  
pp. 964-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
A T M Mace ◽  
A Isa ◽  
L D Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Glasgow Benefit Inventory ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid ◽  
Better Than

AbstractObjectives:This study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of the bone-anchored hearing aid and its impact on the quality of life of patients fitted in Glasgow between 1996 and 2006.Method:The Entific Medical Systems questionnaire and the Glasgow Benefit Inventory were posted to patients in order to assess their satisfaction and quality of life changes.Results:Sixty adult patients were identified, with a questionnaire response rate of 63 per cent. Thirty-two respondents (85 per cent) reported using their bone-anchored hearing aid for more than eight hours per day. Twenty-nine respondents (75 per cent) found their bone-anchored hearing aid to be generally better than their previous, conventional aid. Twenty-seven respondents (71 per cent) reported that their bone-anchored hearing aid improved their quality of life. The median total Glasgow Benefit Inventory score was +33.3.Conclusions:Bone-anchored hearing aid usage rates and satisfaction levels were high amongst patients in Glasgow. Glasgow Benefit Inventory indices were comparable to published findings from other centres. Despite this, bone-anchored hearing aid funding is still not universally available within the National Health Service in Scotland.

Contralateral Routing of Signal Hearing Aid versus Transcutaneous Bone Conduction in Single-Sided Deafness

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëlle Leterme ◽  
Daniele Bernardeschi ◽  
Anissa Bensemman ◽  
Cyrille Coudert ◽  
Jean-Jacques Portal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Bone Conduction ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Hearing In Noise ◽  
Glasgow Benefit Inventory ◽  
Effective Option ◽  
Single Sided Deafness ◽  
Hearing Aid Benefit

The aim of this study was to compare a contralateral routing of signal (CROS) hearing aid to a transcutaneous bone-anchored device in the same conditions. This prospective crossover study included 18 adult patients with a single-sided deafness (SSD). After a trial period of 60 days with CROS and 7 days with a transcutaneous bone-anchored device (Alpha 1®, Sophono, Boulder, Colo., USA) on a headband, 13 (72%) patients opted for Alpha 1, 2 patients for CROS, and 3 rejected both rehabilitation methods. Clinical tolerance, satisfaction, hearing performances (pure-tone audiometry, speech test in quiet and in noise, stereo audiometry, sound localization, and Hearing in Noise Test), and quality of life (Glasgow Benefit Inventory, Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit and Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit questionnaires) were measured at 3 and 12 months after the implantation. Both devices improved equally the hearing in noise and the quality of life. Transcutaneous devices represent an effective option in SSD.

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

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.

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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