Hearing Aid Benefit in Patients with Mild Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review

Johnson, Carole E.; Danhauer, Jeffrey L.; Ellis, Blakely B.; Jilla, Anna Marie

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“…The shaded areas labelled small, medium and large correspond to the ES benchmarks from Johnson et al (2016). Calculating the group means for individual IOI-HA questions (Table 6-5), the lowest group mean was 2.8 (out of 5) for the dimension of satisfaction (measured by the question "Are HAs worth the trouble?")…”

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“…This study utilized the same ES calculation, a variation on Cohen's d statistic (Cohen, 1988), as proposed by Busk and Serlin (1992). As there is no universally accepted benchmarks for ES for HA provision, the within-subjects ES proposed in the meta-analysis on HA benefit with mild HI by Johnson et al (2016) will be used as benchmark; d ≥ 0.37, 0.93, and 1.47 for small, medium, and large effects.…”

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“…A recent systematic review by Johnson et al (2016) investigated benefit from hearing aid provision in adults with mild hearing impairment. The ten studies included in the review measured benefit using a variety of outcome measures which incorporated dimensions such as satisfaction, activity limitations, participation restrictions and global measures of communication.…”

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“…In addition, there is a dearth of evidence about HA benefit for adults with a mild degree of HI specifically, as many studies combine participants with a mild and moderate degree of HI, as described in chapter 2. A systematic review of HA benefit in adults with mild HI by Johnson, Danhauer, Ellis, and Jilla (2016) found only 10 papers that met the inclusion criteria based on quality of evidence and participants' HI. The characteristics of the participants included in the systematic review showed large variations in terms of age, HA experience and HA technology.…”

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“…The Johnson et al (2016) review defined HA benefit as dependent upon the wide range of outcome measures used in the studies and therefore the construct of 'benefit' referred interchangeably to improvements in satisfaction, activity limitations and/or participation restrictions. Chapter 5 of this thesis outlined the hearing difficulties that adults with mild HI reported in their daily situations and highlighted that these difficulties extended beyond speech understanding to other hearing performance dimensions such as listening effort.…”

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Adults with mild hearing impairment: Measuring real-world hearing performance

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The World Health Organization recognizes acquired hearing impairment as the third leading cause of disability worldwide, with a mild hearing impairment the most prevalent.Between 1 in 3 and 1 in 5 adults have a mild hearing impairment, with prevalence rising with age. Studies of other age-related changes, for example in cognition and physical activities, suggest that declines in these functions may be exacerbated if hearing impairment is not addressed at an early stage.Few studies, however, have focused specifically on the implications of the early stages of hearing impairment in older adults. The research program in this thesis investigated the impact that a mild hearing impairment may have on an individual's daily listening situations and if the most common intervention strategy -the provision of hearing aids -is beneficial. An initial systematized review found the limited research literature available indicated large variation amongst adults with mild hearing impairment in many aspects and in the weak correlations between current common audiological assessments and selfreported hearing difficulties. It also found some evidence that hearing aids could be beneficial for this clinical population but reports of hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction were variable.The first empirical study in this research program utilized an international database to investigate hearing aid use amongst adults with mild hearing impairment. Retrospective fitting and data logging hearing aid use information was extracted from a total of 8,489 participants with bilateral fittings. Analysis of average hearing aid use showed that the participants with mild hearing impairment used their hearing aids as much as those with a moderate degree, on average 8.5 hours per day. These findings support the recommendation of hearing aids for adults with mild hearing impairment.A further need identified in the initial review was for evaluation of the real-world listening experiences and performance of people with mild hearing impairment. Such information has commonly been evaluated using self-report questionnaires. However, these require individuals to give global reports based on their memory of specific listening situations which may date back a number of weeks or months. To reduce the recall bias inherent in

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Hearing Loss Among Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States

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Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults

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Chong

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S A B S T R A C TThis is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:To evaluate the effectiveness of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults who have been prescribed at least one hearing aid. B A C K G R O U N D Description of the conditionHearing loss is the most prevalent sensory deficit (Mathers 2000); it represents a major public health issue with substantial economical and societal costs. Untreated, adult hearing loss results in communication difficulties that can lead to social isolation and withdrawal, depression and reduced quality of life (Davis 2007). Hearing loss is also associated with an increased risk of dementia (Lin 2011). According to the World Health Organization hearing loss is the 13th most common global disease burden and the third leading cause of years living with disease (WHO 2008). Disabling hearing loss is estimated to affect 360 million persons globally (5.3% of the world's population) (WHO 2012a). The prevalence of hearing loss increases with age (Akeroyd 2014), and given the ageing society it is predicted that by 2030 adult-onset hearing loss will be the seventh largest disease burden, above diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (WHO 2008). Epidemiological data suggest that the majority of cases of hearing loss in adults are sensorineural (92%) and bilateral (94.8%) (Cruickshanks 1998). There are numerous definitions of hearing loss across different countries and organisations (Timmer 2015). In this review, hearing loss is defined according to pure-tone thresholds averaged across 0.5 kHz, 1.0 kHz, 2.0 kHz and 4.0 kHz in the better-hearing ear, consistent with the World Health Organization grades of hearing impairment (Mathers 2000). The majority of hearing losses (92%) are those that are defined as mild or moderate (AoHL 2015). Mild (or slight) hearing loss is indicated as 26 to 40 dB hearing level (HL) and described as the ability to hear and repeat words spoken in a normal voice at one metre. Moderate hearing loss is indicated as 41 to 60 dB HL and described as the ability to hear and repeat words using a raised voice at one metre (Mathers 2000). In addition to a loss of hearing sensitivity, there may be additional sensory deficits of temporal and spectral pro-

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Hearing Aid Benefit in Patients with Mild Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

Adults with mild hearing impairment: Measuring real-world hearing performance

Adults with mild hearing impairment: Measuring real-world hearing performance

Hearing Loss Among Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States

Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults

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