The evidence about hearing aid benefits for people with mild hearing loss is limited. The authors of this review found the following:<br />
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<li>"Hearing aids have the potential to improve quality of life and provide satisfaction and benefit " (p. 793). </li>
<li>A small number of studies suggest "that directional microphones are beneficial for speech understanding in noise, and may be preferred in all listening situations" (p. 793). </li>
<li>"There is some evidence that more recent hearing aid technologies can better address the needs of those [with mild hearing loss] ..., however, a few studies have shown deleterious hearing aid effects in specific listening situations, such as omnidirectional microphones in speech-in-noise conditions" (p. 793). </li>
<li>"Care should be taken that hearing aids address needs in both easy as well as difficult listening situations" (p. 793).</li>
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