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Acceptability of Binaural Hearing Aids: A Cross-Over Study

Author(s) -

Simon Stephens,

D. E. Callaghan,

Sarah Hogan,

R. Meredith,

A Rayment,

Adrian Davis

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107689108400508

Subject(s) - monaural , audiology , binaural recording , hearing aid , hearing loss , sound localization , population , medicine , hearing problems , psychology , environmental health

Using screening questionnaires we were able to detect individuals aged 50-65 years with hearing disability in a general practice population. Those who had better ear hearing levels of 30 dB or worse were invited to take place in a cross-over study comparing the acceptability of a monaural or binaural hearing-aid fitting. Fifty-five per cent ultimately opted for a binaural fitting and had greater hearing disability and worse mean hearing levels than those who opted for a monaural fitting. They made their choice for acoustical reasons, particularly on the basis of improved localization ability.

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