Hearing aid use in 11-year-old children with mild bilateral hearing loss: Associations between parent and child ratings and datalogging.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 156: 111120, 2022 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined the hearing aid use in older school-aged children with mild bilateral hearing loss. More specifically, it investigated children's and parents' estimation of use in comparison to datalogging as well as explored the situations children used their hearing aids. METHODS AND MATERIALS Sixteen children with mild bilateral hearing loss and their parents participated. Of those, 14 children used hearing aids. Children and parents completed a questionnaire on hours of hearing aid use and situations hearing aids were used. Datalogging of the hearing aids was recorded and compared to the outcome of the questionnaires.RESULTS:
Datalogging indicated average hearing aid use time was 6.6 h. Children significantly overestimated their use of their hearing aids while approximately half the parents overestimated their child's use. Children used their hearing aids most often at school and in the car.CONCLUSION:
Children with mild bilateral hearing loss overestimate the amount of time they are wearing their hearing aids. This may impact counselling and intervention on the use of hearing aids. Therefore, school-aged children should be included in the discussions around potentially increasing use of hearing aids.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Audífonos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Child
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Año:
2022
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Article