Hearing Aids for Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss in Adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Ferguson, M. A., Kitterick, P. T., et al. (2017).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9, Cd012023.
This systematic review investigates the effects of acoustic hearing aids on hearing and quality of life outcomes in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.
The Cochrane Collaboration; National Institute for Health Research (United Kingdom)
Through March 2017
Randomized controlled trials
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<p>"Hearing aids improve participation, overall health-related quality of life and listening ability in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss" (Moderate Quality; p. 22). Hearing aids demonstrated the effects in the following areas:</p><ul> <li>a large beneficial effect in improving participation;</li> <li>a small beneficial effect in overall quality of life measures;</li> <li>a large beneficial effect for listening ability; and</li> <li>no adverse effects measured or reported (p. 20).</li></ul>
