Trial reportClinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2018
Neural and behavioral changes after the use of hearing aids.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Hearing Devices for Adults With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Pooled it
- Auditory Acclimatization in New Adult Hearing Aid Users: A Registered Systematic Review of Magnitude, Key Variables, and Clinical Relevance.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of cochlear implantation on gait performance in adults with hearing impairment: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Frequency-Following Responses in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024Pooled it
- Are Current Data Sufficient to Infer that Hearing Aids Contribute to Postural Control and Balance in Older Adults? A Systematic Review.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) · 2024Pooled it
- Is there benefit from the use of cochlear implants and hearing aids in cognition for older adults? A systematic review.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Cortical activation during auditory working memory varies with hearing aid use status in age-related hearing loss.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Aging in the Primary Auditory Cortex.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026Review
- Effect of Sound Amplification on Central Auditory Plasticity: Endbulb of Held as a Substrate.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Effect of digital noise reduction processing on subcortical speech encoding and relationship to behavioral outcomes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of digital noise-reduction processing on subcortical speech encoding and relationship to behavioral outcomes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Digits-in-Noise Test as an Assessment Tool for Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids.Audiology research · 2024Article
- Lombard effect, intelligibility, ambient noise, and willingness to spend time and money in a restaurant amongst older adults.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Auditory Perceptual Exercises in Adults Adapting to the Use of Hearing Aids.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Neural Plasticity Induced by Hearing Aid Use.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- On prediction of aided behavioural measures using speech auditory brainstem responses and decision trees.PloS one · 2021Article
- Objective evidence of temporal processing deficits in older adults.Hearing research · 2020Review
- Cortical Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Function in Early-Stage, Mild-Moderate Hearing Loss: Evidence of Neurocognitive Benefit From Hearing Aid Use.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveIndividuals with age-related hearing loss (ARHL) can restore some loss of the auditory function with the use of hearing aids (HAs). However, what remains unknown are the physiological mechanisms that underlie how the brain changes with exposure to amplified sounds though the use of HAs. We aimed to examine behavioral and physiological changes induced by HAs.
methodsThirty-five older-adults with moderate ARHL with no history of hearing aid use were fit with HAs tested in aided and unaided conditions, and divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group used HAs during a period of six months. The control group did not use HAs during this period, but were given the opportunity to use them after the completion of the study. Both groups underwent testing protocols six months apart. Outcome measures included behavioral (speech-in-noise measures, self-assessment questionnaires) and electrophysiological brainstem recordings (frequency-following responses) to the speech syllable /ga/ in two quiet conditions and in six-talker babble noise.
resultsThe experimental group reported subjective benefits on self-assessment questionnaires. Significant physiological changes were observed in the experimental group, specifically a reduction in fundamental frequency magnitude, while no change was observed in controls, yielding a significant time × group interaction. Furthermore, peak latencies remained stable in the experimental group but were significantly delayed in the control group after six months. Significant correlations between behavioral and physiological changes were also observed.
conclusionsThe findings suggest that HAs may alter subcortical processing and offset neural timing delay; however, further investigation is needed to understand cortical changes and HA effects on cognitive processing. SIGNIFICANCE: The findings of the current study provide evidence for clinicians that the use of HAs may prevent further loss of auditory function resulting from sensory deprivation.
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