Hearing Aids Reduce Daily-Life Fatigue and Increase Social Activity: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: People with hearing loss experience fatigue, and it is unknown whether this is alleviated by treatment with hearing aids. The objective of this study was to address this issue and to investigate the possible concomitant effect of hearing-aid fitting on activity levels. An intervention group (n = 53) who were due to be fitted with their first-ever hearing aid(s) and a control group (n = 53) who had hearing loss but no change in hearing aid status-completed a battery of self-report outcome measures four times: once before fitting, and at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months post fitting. Self-report outcome measures at each assessment captured fatigue, listening effort, hearing handicap, auditory lifestyle, social participation restrictions, and work, social and physical activity le

SUBMITTER: Holman JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579337 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature