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ArticleTrends in hearing

Hearing Aid Use is Associated with Faster Visual Lexical Decision.

Ruijing Ning, Carine Signoret, Emil Holmer, Henrik Danielsson

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Ruijing NingDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1868-0246
Carine SignoretDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8903-7931
Emil HolmerDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1896-8250
Henrik DanielssonDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0446-0827

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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of hearing aid (HA) use on visual lexical decision (LD) performance in individuals with hearing loss. We hypothesize that HA use benefits phonological processing and leads to faster and more accurate visual LD. We compared the visual LD performance among three groups: 92 short-term HA users (<5 years), 98 long-term HA users, and 55 nonusers, while controlling for hearing level, age, and years of education. Results showed that, compared with non-HA users, HA users showed significantly faster reaction times in visual LD, specifically, long-term HA use was associated with smaller difference in reaction time for pseudowords compared to nonwords. These results suggest that HA use is associated with faster visual word recognition, potentially reflecting enhanced cognitive functions beyond auditory processing. These findings point to possible cognitive advantages linked to HA use.

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Correction of Hearing ImpairmentDecision MakingHearing AidsHearing LossPattern Recognition, VisualPersons with Hearing DisabilitiesSpeech PerceptionVisual PerceptionAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesCognitionFemaleHumansMalehearing aid usehearing impairedhearing losslanguage skillphonological processingword recognition

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PMID40971316
PMCPMC12449647

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