TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cox, Robyn M.
AU  - Jani A. Johnson 
AU  - Jingjing Xu
TI  - Impact of Advanced Hearing Aid Technology on Speech Understanding for Older Listeners with Mild to Moderate, Adult-Onset, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
KW  - Adult-onset sensorineural hearing loss · Advanced hearing aid technology · Hearing aids · Laboratory speech understanding · Older listeners · Standardized questionnaires
N2  - Objective: This research was designed to
demonstrate the relative effectiveness of premium hearing
aids compared with basic hearing aids in improving speech
understanding and quality of life. Methods: 25 participants,
including both new and experienced hearing aid users, completed
blinded month-long field trials with each of four pairs
of hearing aids: two basic and two premium level. Outcomes
were laboratory speech understanding tests, standardized
questionnaires and open-ended diary items. Results: Participants
reacted very positively to all the hearing aids
UR  - http://dspace.nal.gov.au/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/216/Impact.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -