Longitudinal Tracking of Sound Exposure and Hearing Aid Usage through Objective Data Logs.

ABSTRACT: Objective To use data-logging technology to objectively track and identify predictors of hearing aid (HA) usage and aided sound exposure. Study Design Case series with planned data collection. Setting Tertiary academic medical center. Subjects and Methods Individuals with HAs between 2007 and 2016 were included (N = 431; mean, 74.6 years; 95% CI, 73.1-76.0). Data-logging technology intrinsic to new-generation HAs was enabled to track usage and sound exposure. With multivariable linear regression, age, sex, number of audiology visits, duration of audiologic follow-up, pure tone average, and HA side were assessed as predictors of usage (hours/day) and aided sound exposure (dB-hours/day; ie, "dose" of sound per day). Results Mean follow-up was 319 days (95% CI, 277-360). Mean HA usage was 8.4

SUBMITTER: Doyle JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7415337 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature