Speech perception and quality of life of open-fit hearing aid users

ABSTRACT Objective To relate the performance of individuals with hearing loss at high frequencies in speech perception with the quality of life before and after the fitting of an open-fit hearing aid (HA). Methods The WHOQOL-BREF had been used before the fitting and 90 days after the use of HA....

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Main Authors: Tatiana Manfrini GARCIA, Regina Tangerino de Souza JACOB, Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia MONDELLI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572016000300264&lng=en&tlng=en