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Behavioral Evaluation of 3 Smartphone-Based Hearing Aid Apps for Patients with Mild Hearing Loss: An Exploratory Pilot Study
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dc.contributor.author | Koo, Miseung | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nguyen, Willy | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Jun Ho | - |
dc.contributor.author | Oh, Seung-Ha | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kyun Park, Moo | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-19T05:03:30Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-19T05:03:30Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2022-10-12 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022-09 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of International Advanced Otology, Vol.18 No.5, pp.399-404 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1308-7649 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10371/186482 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavioral performance of a selection of currently available hearing aid apps in patients with mild hearing loss. METHODS: We investigated 3 user-friendly hearing aid apps (EarMachine, Sound Amplifier, and Petralex) with real-ear measurement, warbletone audiometry, word recognition testing in unaided and aided conditions, and hearing-in-noise tests in quiet and noise-front conditions in a group of users with mild hearing impairment (n=7) as a pilot for a future long-term investigation. Results from the apps were compared with those of a conventional hearing aid. RESULTS: Hearing aids showed greater gain at 1 and 3 kHz than hearing aid apps in real-ear insertion gain of real-ear measurements. Hearing aids tended to have greater gain than hearing aid apps at 2 and 3 kHz in the sound field audiometry test. The clinical performance of the listeners tended to be better when using a hearing aid and Petralex (13% and 6% improvement in word recognition score, respectively), while EarMachine and Sound Amplifier conferred limited user benefit. The hearing aid apps did not improve signal-to-noise ratio in comparison with the unaided condition in the hearing-in-noise test. CONCLUSIONS: Some hearing aid apps were beneficial for patients with mild hearing loss in terms of amplification, but participants using the apps showed no improvements in hearing-in-noise tests. | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.publisher | Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology (MSOA) | - |
dc.title | Behavioral Evaluation of 3 Smartphone-Based Hearing Aid Apps for Patients with Mild Hearing Loss: An Exploratory Pilot Study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5152/iao.2022.21469 | - |
dc.citation.journaltitle | Journal of International Advanced Otology | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85137153974 | - |
dc.citation.endpage | 404 | - |
dc.citation.number | 5 | - |
dc.citation.startpage | 399 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 18 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | N | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kyun Park, Moo | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
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