Subjective satisfaction and audiological benefits with an adhesive bone-conduction device in a humid subtropical climate
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AbstractObjectives: The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the subjective satisfaction and audiological benefit of an adhesive bone-conduction device, namely the ADHEAR system by Med-El, in a group of older children and adult users with conductive hearing loss. The secondary objective was to observe the acceptance of this adhesive device by this group of users in the humid subtropical climate in Hong Kong. Material: The ADHEAR system was on loan from Med-El to 20 participants, 10 aged between 6 and 12 years, and 10 aged 12 years or above, for an 8-week trial period. Methods: Speech perception was tested with the age-appropriate version of the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Cantonese Chinese, with and without the ADHEAR system. Spatial sound quality questionnaire was administered. Subjective satisfaction, device usage, and acceptance were evaluated as well. Results and conclusions: Audiological benefits with this adhesive bone-conduction device were found comparable between this study and other published studies. Qualitative comments on subjective satisfaction and user acceptance will be further discussed.
Declaration of interest: The study devices were on loan from Med-El to the participants for the specific study period. No other financial interest, whether in monetary terms or in kind, has been provided to the participants or the project team.
Declaration of interest: The study devices were on loan from Med-El to the participants for the specific study period. No other financial interest, whether in monetary terms or in kind, has been provided to the participants or the project team.
All Author(s) ListNg Iris H.-Y., Chan Kit T.Y., Tong Michael C.F.
Journal nameJournal of Hearing Science
Year2022
Month4
Day10
Volume Number12
Issue Number1
PublisherInstitute of Sensory Organs
Place of PublicationPoland
Pages119 - 119
ISSN2083-389X
eISSN2084-3127
LanguagesEnglish-United States