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[The effectiveness of hearing aids in elderly people]
M Yu Boboshko1, L E Golovanova2, E V Zhilinskaia1
1Laboratory of hearing and speech of First Pavlov State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, 197022, Russian Federation; boboshkom@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The analysis of factors which influence on the hearing aid efficacy in elderly with presbycusis is presented in the article. 125 patients from 60 to 90 years old with moderate to severe hearing loss, hearing aid users, were examined. The audiology examination included standard methods as well as tests evaluating central auditory pathways processing. According to the results of speech audiometry in free field low efficacy of hearing aid is revealed in 21 % patients. The main factor that decreases hearing aid benefit is the presence of central auditory processing disorders, the additional one is poor technical characteristics of a hearing aid. To increase hearing aid benefit in elderly the correction of central auditory processing disorders, rational hearing aid fitting according to individual features of auditory system and help in adaptation to hearing aid using are required.
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