Speech perception and quality of life of open-fit hearing aid users
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Speech perception and quality of life of open-fit hearing aid users
OBJECTIVE To relate the performance of individuals with hearing loss at high frequencies in speech perception with the quality of life before and after the fitting of an open-fit hearing aid (HA). METHODS The WHOQOL-BREF had been used before the fitting and 90 days after the use of HA. The Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) had been conducted in two phases: (1) at the time of fitting without an HA ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Oral Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1678-7757
DOI: 10.1590/1678-775720150321