Hearing Aids and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Hearing Loss

Pádraig T. Kitterick; Melanie A. Ferguson

doi:10.1001/jama.2018.5567

JAMA Clinical Evidence Synopsis

June 5, 2018

Hearing Aids and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Hearing Loss

Pádraig T. Kitterick, PhD^1,2,3; Melanie A. Ferguson, PhD^1,2,3

Author Affiliations Article Information

¹National Institute for Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Ropewalk House, Nottingham, England
²Otology and Hearing Group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
³Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, England

JAMA. 2018;319(21):2225-2226. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.5567

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Clinical Question Are hearing aids associated with improved health-related quality of life in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss?

Bottom Line Compared with no hearing aids, the provision of hearing aids was associated with improvements in hearing-specific and general health-related quality of life.

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