Hearing Aid Benefit in Patients with Mild Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
Johnson, C. E., Danhauer, J. L., et al. (2016).
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 27(4), 293-310.
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the effects of traditional amplification (e.g., air conduction, analog, and/or digital hearing aids) on a variety of outcomes (e.g., activity limitations, health-realted quality of life, device satisfaction) in adults, 18 years and older, with bilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).
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1979-2013
Non-experimental designs with both pre- and post-intervention data whether collected prospectively or retrospectively
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"Adults with [mild sensorineural hearing loss] MSNHL should expect to receive benefit from hearing aids. Audiologists can now make recommendations for pursuing amplification for patients with mild (including those with normal hearing through 2000 Hz and steeply sloping high frequency) hearing losses" (p. 308).
