Hearing emotion, amplification, research, and training workshop : current understanding of hearing loss and emotion perception and priorities for future research

The question of how hearing loss and hearing rehabilitation affect patients’ momentary emotional experiences is one that has
received little attention but has considerable potential to affect patients’ psychosocial function. This article is a product from
the Hearing, Emotion, Amplification, Research, and Training workshop, which was convened to develop a consensus document
describing research on emotion perception relevant for hearing research. This article outlines conceptual frameworks
for the investigation of emotion in hearing research; available subjective, objective, neurophysiologic, and peripheral physiologic
data acquisition research methods; the effects of age and hearing loss on emotion perception; potential rehabilitation
strategies; priorities for future research; and implications for clinical audiologic rehabilitation. More broadly, this article aims
to increase awareness about emotion perception research in audiology and to stimulate additional research on the topic.