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Potential barriers to the daily use of hearing aids in children

Medhat F Yousef1, Ziyad I Dhayan1, Tahera Islam1

  • 1From the College of Medicine (Yousef), King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, King Saud University; from King Saud University (Dhayan); from the College of Medicine and Research Center (Islam), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology (Alotabi, Hajr), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Audiology Unit, ENT Department (Yousef), Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Menoufia, Egypt.

Saudi Medical Journal
|April 16, 2023
PubMed

Insights

Children's age, gender, hearing loss severity, location, and parental education impact hearing aid use. Family size and history of hearing loss did not significantly affect usage in this study.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric audiology
  • Hearing health
  • Biomedical research

Background:

  • Hearing aid adoption is crucial for children's development.
  • Understanding factors influencing hearing aid usage is vital for effective intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate key determinants of hearing aid utilization in pediatric populations.
  • To identify factors that promote or hinder consistent hearing aid use in children.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 59 children with sensorineural hearing loss fitted with hearing aids.
  • Inclusion criteria: moderate to profound loss, ≥6 months of use, and available data logging.
  • Exclusion criteria: concomitant disabilities.

Main Results:

  • Average daily hearing aid use increased from 5.5 hours at 3 months to 7 hours at 6 months.
  • Positive correlation observed between patient age and data logging at 3 and 6 months.
  • Parent-reported average daily usage was 8.7 ± 4.7 hours.

Conclusions:

  • Children's age, gender, hearing loss severity, residential area, and parental education significantly influence hearing aid use.
  • Family size and a history of hearing loss or device use showed no significant impact.
  • Findings highlight the multifactorial nature of pediatric hearing aid adherence.
Abstract

Keywords:
childrenhearing aidhearing loss

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