Amplification effect of hearing mechanics in unilateral hearing loss.
10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2025.03.010
- Author:
Quanran LIN
1
;
Kai FANG
1
;
Wendi SHI
1
;
Yuan WANG
2
;
Shihua ZHA
2
;
Yang LI
2
;
Yonghua WANG
1
;
Zhengnong CHEN
3
Author Information
1. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University，Hangzhou，310053，China.
2. Hangzhou Ren'ai Deaf Rehabilitation Research in Stitute.
3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery，Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hearing aid;
sound source location;
speech recognition rate;
unilateral hearing loss
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hearing Aids;
Hearing Loss, Unilateral/therapy*;
Middle Aged;
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/rehabilitation*;
Adult;
Female;
Male;
Auditory Threshold;
Young Adult;
Aged
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2025;39(3):239-242
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of amplification intervention with hearing aids for restoring binaural auditory function in patients with unilateral moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. Methods:This study selected 30 patients with normal hearing in one ear and moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss in the other ear. They were fitted with hearing aids for the worse ear and underwent more than half a year and one year of adaptation training. The Chinese translation of the Twelve-item version of SSQ（C-SSQ12）, angle identification test, speech recognition score（SRS） at different signal-to-noise ratios（SNR=5 and SNR=10） and audiometric thresholds were used to compare the results before and after hearing aid use to evaluate the effectiveness of the unilateral hearing loss intervention. Results:The results of the audiometric thresholds, C-SSQ12 scores, angle identification test, and SRS at SNR=5 and SNR=10 in the worse ear of the unilateral hearing loss patients after hearing aid use were all statistically significant compared to before hearing aid use（P<0.01）. Conclusion:Amplification intervention with hearing aids has significant effects on restoring binaural auditory function in patients with unilateral moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss.
