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Fitting hearing aids to first-time users.

S Arlinger1, P E Lyregaard, E Billermark

  • 1Department of Technical Audiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. stig.arlinger@oto.liu.se

Scandinavian Audiology
|September 16, 2000
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First-time hearing aid users showed no significant preference between standard and reduced gain settings. This study suggests individual audiological variables do not strongly predict hearing aid gain preference in new users.

Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Hearing Science
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Clinical observations suggest new hearing aid users prefer lower gain and output.
  • This preference may differ from experienced hearing aid users.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that first-time hearing aid users prefer reduced gain and maximum output.
  • To investigate the impact of hearing aid settings on user experience.

Main Methods:

  • A double-blind study involving 20 first-time hearing aid users.
  • Participants trialed programmable hearing aids with standard and reduced gain/output settings for 3 days each.
  • Preference was assessed in specific situations and overall, alongside standardized questionnaires.

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Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found in APHAB scores, sound quality, communication ability, or perceived loudness between the two settings.
  • Nine subjects preferred the standard setting, seven preferred the reduced setting, and four were undecided.
  • No correlation was identified between user preference and audiological variables.

Conclusions:

  • The hypothesis that first-time users prefer reduced gain and output was not definitively supported.
  • User preference for hearing aid settings appears highly individual and not strongly linked to audiological measures.
  • Further research may explore other factors influencing new user hearing aid satisfaction.