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Filter by:The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to test a online hearing support for first-time hearing aid users. The main questions it aims to answer are short- and long-term effects on the emotional and social consequences of hearing loss that the participants experience, use of communications strategies, experienced listening in complex sound environments and perceived effectiveness and satisfaction with hearing aids.
As we get older, our hearing deteriorates and an age-related hearing loss can develop. Having a hearing loss can make it more difficult for people to understand conversations. Hearing aids can help in these situations, but difficulties often remain in more challenging situations, for example, when a conversation is being held in a group or when background noise is present. These difficulties are often not only related to the hearing loss but also to how these sounds are processed in the brain. Auditory rehabilitation is believed to help persons with a hearing impairment train their listening and communication skills. Auditory rehabilitation includes sensory management to enhance auditory function; knowledge and skills to improve the outcome; perceptual training and counselling. For this reason, the ALICE app was developed. The ALICE app contains monitoring tests, listening training exercises and counselling for persons with a hearing impairment. In the current study, the ALICE app will be evaluated by persons with a hearing impairment. The experimental group will use the ALICE app in addition to the standard of care (hearing aid or cochlear implant) while the control group will receive the standard of care. Listening and communication skills will be evaluated pre and post training by a speech perception test in noise and questionnaires.
Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic disabilities in the older adult population and affects their quality of life. Hearing aid use can improve one's quality of life by increasing a person's ability to detect, differentiate and locate sound, and improve speech recognition. Several factors seem to reduce motivation to use a hearing aid. Fears of exclusion and shame due to hearing loss are major deterrents to hearing aid use. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counselling style aimed at creating desire in patients to change their behavior. There have been pilot studies that suggest one-on-one MI can increase hearing aid use, but other pilot studies found the reverse hence the evidence is inconclusive. The effectiveness of group MI therapy is also being investigated in MI research. While results in group MI research are promising, studies investigating group MI have been limited to substance abuse.