INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate patients' satisfaction with bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA). METHODS: This study was retrospective and based on a postal questionnaire. The study sample consisted of patients undergoing surgery at Odense University Hospital in the 1992-2013-period. The questionnaire was a combination of Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life questions from the Hearing Aid Research Lab at the University of Memphis and questions used in a previous Danish study. We also used data from each patient's medical records. All information was collected in a database. RESULTS: The response rate was 80% and the user percentage 88. The majority of the patients used their BAHA seven days a week and most of the day. 88% reported that it was in their best interest that they had received a BAHA. 80% of the respondents were able to communicate better using their BAHA in one-on-one conversations. CONCLUSION: BAHA is helpful in one-on-one conversations in quiet surroundings. Sound quality in group situations seems to be the main problem associated with BAHA. However, this study showed that BAHA is an effective hearing aid that is associated with a high degree of satisfaction. FUNDING: not relevant. TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate patients' satisfaction with bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA). METHODS: This study was retrospective and based on a postal questionnaire. The study sample consisted of patients undergoing surgery at Odense University Hospital in the 1992-2013-period. The questionnaire was a combination of Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life questions from the Hearing Aid Research Lab at the University of Memphis and questions used in a previous Danish study. We also used data from each patient's medical records. All information was collected in a database. RESULTS: The response rate was 80% and the user percentage 88. The majority of the patients used their BAHA seven days a week and most of the day. 88% reported that it was in their best interest that they had received a BAHA. 80% of the respondents were able to communicate better using their BAHA in one-on-one conversations. CONCLUSION: BAHA is helpful in one-on-one conversations in quiet surroundings. Sound quality in group situations seems to be the main problem associated with BAHA. However, this study showed that BAHA is an effective hearing aid that is associated with a high degree of satisfaction. FUNDING: not relevant. TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.
Authors: Deborah Vickers; Angela Canas; Aneeka Degun; John Briggs; Mina Bingham; Joseph Toner; Huw Cooper; Sarah Rogers; Stacey Cooper; Richard Irving; Patrick Spielman; Samantha Batty; Stephen Jones; Abi Asher; Mark Chung; Neil Donnelly; Anna Skibinska; Robert Gardner; Chris Raine; Rachel Andrew; Kevin Green; Hashmat Ghulam; Terry Nunn; Dan Jiang; Severin Fürhapter; Michael Urban; Kate Hanvey; Sarah Flynn; David Lovegrove; Shakeel Saeed Journal: Contemp Clin Trials Commun Date: 2018-03-15