Auditory training: evaluation of the benefits for elderly hearing aids users / Treinamento auditivo: avaliação do benefício em idosos usuários de próteses auditivas

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

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INTRODUCTION: Hearing loss causes communication difficulties that can be minimized through the adaptation of hearing aids and through the auditory training. AIM: the purpose of this study was to verify the effectiveness of the auditory training for elderly hearing aids recent users concerning the benefits for the adaptation process. METHOD: 42 individuals with mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss, ranging in age from 60 to 90 years, recent bilateral hearing aids users were selected and divided into two groups: Experimental Group (EG) and Control Group (CG). The EG underwent an auditory training program in an acoustic booth during six sessions. Both groups were evaluated with Speech in Noise Test, Dichotic Digits Test and the questionnaires HHIE and APHAB in three moments: without the hearing aid (1st evaluation), four weeks (2nd evaluation) and 8 weeks (3rd evaluation) after the hearing aids adaptation. RESULTS: there was a significant statistical difference for the two tests used and for the APHAB questionnaire (concerning the benefit) in the 2nd and 3rd evaluations, in the sub-scales: Communication Facility, Reverberation and Environmental Noise, not verified in the HHIE questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS: the auditory training program in acoustic booth was effective concerning the benefit during the hearing aids adaptation process.

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transtornos da audição/reabilitação auxiliares de audição questionnaires hearing aids adaptação testes auditivos/métodos idoso hearing tests/methods elderly hearing disorders/rehabilitation adaptation questionários

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