Individual Hearing Aid Benefit in Real Life Evaluated Using Ecological Momentary Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) was used in 24 adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss who were seeking first hearing-aid (HA) fitting or HA renewal. At two stages in the aural rehabilitation process, just before HA fitting and after an average 3-month HA adjustment period, the participants used a smartphone-based EMA system for 3 to 4 days. A questionnaire app allowed for the description of the environmental context as well as assessments of various hearing-related dimensions and of well-being. In total, 2,042 surveys were collected. The main objectives of the analysis were threefold: First, describing the "auditory reality" of future and experienced HA users; second, examining the effects of HA fitting for individual participants, as well as for the subgroup of first-time HA-user

SUBMITTER: von Gablenz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8020740 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature