Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults

This Cochrane Corner features the review entitled “Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults” published in 2017. In their review, Ferguson et al. identified five randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving 825 participants, with moderate quality of evidence shown for all domains exc...

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Main Authors: Brennan-Jones, Christopher G., Weeda, Elizabeth, Ferguson, Melanie A.
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49886/
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author Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.
Weeda, Elizabeth
Ferguson, Melanie A.
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Weeda, Elizabeth
Ferguson, Melanie A.
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description This Cochrane Corner features the review entitled “Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults” published in 2017. In their review, Ferguson et al. identified five randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving 825 participants, with moderate quality of evidence shown for all domains except adverse effects. Results showed a large beneficial effect of hearing aids on hearing-specific health-related quality of life and listening ability, and a small yet significant beneficial effect on overall health related quality of life. Ferguson et al. concluded that according to the available evidence, hearing aids are effective at improving hearing-specific health-related quality of life, general health related quality of life and listening ability in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties.
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spelling nottingham-498862020-05-04T19:28:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49886/ Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults Brennan-Jones, Christopher G. Weeda, Elizabeth Ferguson, Melanie A. This Cochrane Corner features the review entitled “Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults” published in 2017. In their review, Ferguson et al. identified five randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving 825 participants, with moderate quality of evidence shown for all domains except adverse effects. Results showed a large beneficial effect of hearing aids on hearing-specific health-related quality of life and listening ability, and a small yet significant beneficial effect on overall health related quality of life. Ferguson et al. concluded that according to the available evidence, hearing aids are effective at improving hearing-specific health-related quality of life, general health related quality of life and listening ability in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties. Taylor & Francis 2018-01-31 Article PeerReviewed Brennan-Jones, Christopher G., Weeda, Elizabeth and Ferguson, Melanie A. (2018) Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults. International Journal of Audiology . ISSN 1708-8186 Hearing aids hearing aid satisfaction aging demgraphics/epidemiology http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14992027.2018.1432903 doi:10.1080/14992027.2018.1432903 doi:10.1080/14992027.2018.1432903
spellingShingle Hearing aids
hearing aid satisfaction
aging
demgraphics/epidemiology
Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.
Weeda, Elizabeth
Ferguson, Melanie A.
Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
title Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
title_full Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
title_fullStr Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
title_full_unstemmed Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
title_short Cochrane Corner: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
title_sort cochrane corner: hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
topic Hearing aids
hearing aid satisfaction
aging
demgraphics/epidemiology
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49886/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49886/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49886/