Subjective Fatigue in Children With Unaided and Aided Unilateral Hearing Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Fatigue is frequently observed in children with chronic diseases and can affect the quality of life (QoL). However, research in children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is scarce. Subsequently, no studies investigated the effects of hearing aids on fatigue in children. This study investigates subjective fatigue and hearing-related QoL in children with UHL. Furthermore, it evaluates the influence of hearing aids, subject-specific factors, and respondent-type on subjective fatigue.

Study design

A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2020 until September 2020 at the department of otorhinolaryngology in a tertiary referral center.

Methods

The primary outcome was the difference in subjective fatigue and hearing-related QoL between children with unaid

SUBMITTER: Bakkum KHE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078630 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature