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Hearing aids reduce overestimation in pre-fitting self-assessment.

Tadashi Nishimura1, Yuka Uratani, Fumi Fukuda

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 shijo-cho Kashihara, Nara, Japan. t-nishim@naramed-u.ac.jp

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Self-assessment of hearing loss often overestimates disability. Hearing aids can improve self-assessment accuracy by reducing this overestimation, aligning it better with objective measures.

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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Hearing Science
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Self-reported hearing disability can differ from family assessments, with individuals often underestimating their impairment.
  • Hearing difficulty may hinder accurate self-perception of hearing ability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the overestimation in self-assessment of hearing disability before hearing aid use.
  • To evaluate the impact of hearing aid amplification on self-assessment accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-four adults with limited hearing aid experience underwent unaided hearing disability assessments using visual analog scales (VAS) and category scales.
  • Assessments were conducted pre-fitting (self and family) and post-fitting (self) after three months of hearing aid use.

Main Results:

  • Pre-fitting self-assessments significantly overestimated hearing disability compared to family and post-fitting self-assessments.
  • Post-fitting self-assessments showed a significant correlation with audiometric measures, unlike pre-fitting assessments.
  • The degree of overestimation reduction correlated with the initial self-assessment overestimation.

Conclusions:

  • Pre-fitting self-assessment of hearing disability involves significant overestimation, influenced by hearing impairment severity.
  • Hearing aid amplification effectively reduces this overestimation, leading to self-assessments that better reflect objective audiological findings.