Journal article
Acceptable noise level (ANL) and real-world hearing-aid success in Taiwanese listeners
International journal of audiology, Vol.52(11), pp.762-770
11/01/2013
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.815371
PMID: 24099584
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this prospective study was to investigate the relationship between acceptable noise level (ANL), which was measured using Taiwanese and the international speech test signal (ISTS), and real-world hearing-aid success for listeners who were representative of the population commonly seen in clinics. Design: Unaided ANLs were measured pre-hearing-aid fitting. Hearing-aid success was assessed three months post-fitting using the international outcome inventory for hearing aids (IOI-HA) and a hearing-aid use questionnaire. Study sample: Eighty adults with hearing impairment completed the study. Results: Both Taiwanese and ISTS ANLs were significantly associated with hearing-aid success, with higher ANLs suggesting poorer outcomes. However, the ANL's prediction accuracy for the probability of hearing-aid success was either much lower than that suggested by some literature, or was not much different from that of simply predicting all listeners as successful users. Conclusions: The current study suggested the possibility of using ANL to predict hearing-aid success. However, the usefulness of ANL as a clinical tool is unlikely to be as great as indicated by the literature.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acceptable noise level (ANL) and real-world hearing-aid success in Taiwanese listeners
- Creators
- Hsu-Chueh Ho - Tzu Chi UniversityYu-Hsiang Wu - University of IowaShih-Hsuan Hsiao - Tzu Chi UniversityXuyang Zhang - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of audiology, Vol.52(11), pp.762-770
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.3109/14992027.2013.815371
- PMID
- 24099584
- ISSN
- 1499-2027
- eISSN
- 1708-8186
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984258848102771
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