Francesco Gazia, Daniele Portelli, Martina Lo Vano, Francesco Ciodaro, Bruno Galletti, Rocco Bruno, Francesco Freni, Giuseppe Alberti, Francesco Galletti
PURPOSE: The study evaluated if there were differences between three types of hearing aids, Lyric extended wear (EW), receiver-in-the-ear canal (RITE), completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids in terms of audiological and psychosocial outcomes. METHODS: Fifteen patients were selected. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Pure-Tone Average (PTA) air conduction range of hearing threshold at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz from 15 dB HL to 75 dB HL. Patients were assigned in three groups according to the hearing aid used: Extended wear, RITE, and CIC...
June 29, 2022: European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology