Clinical evaluation of an over-the-counter hearing aid (TEO First®) in elderly patients suffering of mild to moderate hearing loss

Presbycusis has a direct influence on autonomy of the elderly but hearing aids lack of affordability. Moreover a recent review demonstrate that electroacoustic characteristics of OTC hearing aids were generally not suitable for the elderly people. In our study, we assessed the clinical value of a ne...

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Published in:BMC geriatrics 2016-07, Vol.16 (1), p.136-136, Article 136
Main Authors: Sacco, Guillaume, Gonfrier, Sébastien, Teboul, Bernard, Gahide, Ivan, Prate, Fredéric, Demory-Zory, Mathilde, Turpin, Jean-Michel, Vuagnoux, Claire, Genovese, Philippe, Schneider, Stéphane, Guérin, Olivier, Guevara, Nicolas
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Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Aged
Aged patients
Audiology
Audiometry
Care and treatment
Ears & hearing
Equipment Design
Evaluation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Geriatrics
Hearing aids
Hearing Aids - standards
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - diagnosis
Hearing Loss - physiopathology
Hearing Loss - rehabilitation
Hospitals
Humans
Informed consent
Male
Middle Aged
Noise
Older people
Patient Satisfaction
Patients
Presbycusis
Prospective Studies
Prostheses
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
Signal processing
Sound
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Presbycusis has a direct influence on autonomy of the elderly but hearing aids lack of affordability. Moreover a recent review demonstrate that electroacoustic characteristics of OTC hearing aids were generally not suitable for the elderly people. In our study, we assessed the clinical value of a new over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid device (TEO First®) in the elderly. This prospective monocentric open label study included patients over 60 years of age with a mild to moderate presbycusis. Patients were assessed with acceptable noise level test (ANL), pure tone (PTA) and speech (SA) audiometry in silent and noisy environment, with and without TEO First®. A Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile, acceptability and satisfaction surveys were completed after one month of using the device. Thirty one patients were included. There was an improvement of hearing with TEO First® in silence (SA: +39.2 %, p
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-016-0304-4