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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Psychology
  • Social Perception

Background:

  • The hearing aid effect describes negative stereotypes associated with hearing aid use.
  • Previous studies since 1977 indicated negative attributes assigned to hearing aid wearers, with mixed results in the 1980s and 1990s.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the current status of the hearing aid effect by replicating past studies with updated devices.
  • To determine if negative perceptions of hearing aid users have decreased over time.

Main Methods:

  • 24 adults rated images of young men (ages 15-17) wearing five different ear-worn devices.
  • Devices included a standard behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid, mini-BTE, completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aid, earbud, and Bluetooth receiver.
  • Ratings were based on eight attributes using a 7-point Likert scale; data analyzed using one-way ANOVA.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences were found in judgments of age and trustworthiness across devices.
  • CIC aids were rated older than earbuds; standard BTE aids were rated more trustworthy than Bluetooth devices.
  • Crucially, no hearing aid condition was rated more negatively than non-hearing aid devices.

Conclusions:

  • The hypothesis that the hearing aid effect has diminished was supported.
  • The study indicates the hearing aid effect has largely disappeared in the 21st century.
  • This suggests reduced social stigma associated with modern hearing aid technology.