Oscar M Cañete, Gérard Loquet, Raul Sánchez-López, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Rikke Schnack-Petersen, Michael Gaihede, Jesper H Schmidt, Dorte Hammershøi, Tobias Neher
Background: Although hearing aids (HAs) can compensate for reduced audibility, functional outcomes and benefits vary widely across individuals. As part of the Danish 'Better hEAring Rehabilitation' (BEAR) project, four distinct auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric thresholds and supra-threshold hearing abilities were recently identified. Additionally, profile-specific HA-fitting strategies were proposed. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the self-reported benefit of these profile-based HA fittings in a group of new HA users...
February 8, 2024: Audiology Research