Effects of hearing aid on psychosocial reaction

• Yoshida Yuka

  Department of Otolaryngology, Nara Medical University

• Nishimura Tadashi

  Department of Otolaryngology, Nara Medical University

• Hosoi Hiroshi

  Department of Otolaryngology, Nara Medical University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 補聴器装用が心理・社会的側面に与える影響

Abstract

Hearing aids improve communication disorders due to hearing loss, and the improvement may be expected to have a good influence on the hearing-impaired. In this study, the effects of hearing aids on the psychosocial reactions and communication strategies were investigated in 32 subjects. To evaluate the effects on the psychosocial reactions and communication strategies, a questionnaire developed for hearing and evolution was administered before and after long-term use of the hearing aids to the patients. The results revealed a good influence of hearing aids on all items related to psychosocial reactions after approximately 3 months of use. Another re-evaluation performed approximately half a year after the first re-evaluation, revealed further improvement of the psychosocial reactions as compared with that noted at the first re-evaluation. Thus, hearing aids may reduce the stress arising from hearing loss and have a good influence on psychosocial reactions.

Journal

• AUDIOLOGY JAPAN

  AUDIOLOGY JAPAN 50 (1), 52-60, 2007

  Japan Audiological Society

Keywords

• 補聴器
• アンケート
• 心理・社会的影響

Details

• CRID: 1390282679819264256
• NII Article ID: 10021299286
• NII Article ID: 130003713440
• NII Book ID: AN00000347
• DOI: 10.4295/audiology.50.52
• ISSN: 18837301
• ISSN: 03038106
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2007312305
• Text Lang: ja
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