Meister Hartmut, von Wedel Hasso
University of Cologne, ENT Hospital, Cologne, Germany.
Int J Audiol. 2003 Jul;42 Suppl 2:2S58-62.
Age-related effects on several parameters of hearing aid provision, comprising the importance of various hearing aid attributes, the main reason for dissatisfaction, and a measure for aided performance, were examined. When comparing two subgroups of younger and elderly hearing aid users, a significant difference occurred for the importance of the attribute 'handling', whereas all other features examined showed only differences in trends. The question posed for the main reason for dissatisfaction with the hearing aids revealed no significant contrasts. Problems with the instruments in several listening situations were investigated by means of the Gothenburg Profile. Items related to communication in groups showed significant differences between younger and older subjects, but only non-significant contrasts remained when the mean hearing losses of the two subgroups were properly matched. Based on the data presented, some age-related concerns should be taken into account in hearing-aid provision for elderly users, but special signal processing does not seem to be necessary.
研究了年龄对助听器配置若干参数的影响，这些参数包括各种助听器属性的重要性、不满的主要原因以及助听效果的衡量指标。在比较年轻和老年助听器用户的两个亚组时，“操作便利性”属性的重要性存在显著差异，而所考察的所有其他特征仅显示出趋势上的差异。关于对助听器不满的主要原因的问题未显示出显著差异。借助哥德堡听力轮廓图对在几种聆听情境下仪器出现的问题进行了调查。与群体交流相关的项目在年轻和年长受试者之间存在显著差异，但当两个亚组的平均听力损失进行适当匹配时，仅存在不显著的差异。根据所呈现的数据，在为老年用户提供助听器时应考虑一些与年龄相关的问题，但似乎不需要特殊的信号处理。
