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Which Patients With a Unilateral Hearing Aid for Symmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss Have Auditory Deprivation?

Authors
 Hyun Jin Lee  ;  Jeon Mi Lee  ;  Gina Na  ;  Young Min Moon  ;  Chan Lee  ;  Jinsei Jung 
Citation
 CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, Vol.13(1) : 23-28, 2020-02 
Journal Title
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
ISSN
 1976-8710 
Issue Date
2020-02
Keywords
Auditory Deprivation ; Sensorineural Hearing Loss ; Speech Intelligibility ; Unilateral Hearing Aid
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of study is to find conditions that aggravate auditory deprivation in patients with symmetric hearing loss after unilateral digital, non-linear hearing aid (HA).

Methods: In the retrospective case-comparison study, we assessed 47 patients with symmetric sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), wearing unilateral conventional HAs. Audiological outcomes were assessed >1 year after HA fitting (mean duration, 31.0 months). Pure-tone audiometry in HA-aided and HA-unaided conditions was performed over time. Word recognition score (WRS) was evaluated at the most comfortable listening level.

Results: The initial pure tone average of four frequency thresholds at 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 Hz (PTA4) did not show a difference of >5 dB HL between HA-aided and HA-unaided ears. WRS progressively decreased for both HA-aided and HA-unaided ears although the extent of decrease was significantly greater for HA-unaided (7.6%) than for HA-aided ears (5.1%, P<0.05). Notably, auditory deprivation in HA-unaided ears was significantly greater in patients with an initial PTA4 ≥53 dB HL (P<0.001).

Conclusion: Bilateral HAs are strongly recommended, particularly for patients with moderate to severe SNHL to prevent auditory deprivation in the contralateral ear.
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DOI
10.21053/ceo.2019.00402
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology (이비인후과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Na, Gina(나지나)
Jung, Jinsei(정진세) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1906-6969
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/179001
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