Research Article
Self-Reported Benefit and Satisfaction with a Beamforming Body-Worn Hearing Aid for Elderly Adults
Table 2
Gender, age, and hearing thresholds of study participants.
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| | Number of participants | 43 | | Male:Female ratio | 28:15 | | First time hearing aid user (Yes:No:No data) | 17:22:4 | | Mean age in years (SD) | 71 (11) | | Age range in years | 46 - 88 | | Type of hearing loss right ear (Sensorineural:Mixed:No data) | 28:14:1 | | Type of hearing loss left ear (Sensorineural:Mixed:No data) | 31:11:1 | | Mean (range) hearing threshold right ear (dBHL) | 69 (45 – 118) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 500 Hz right ear (dBHL) | 64 (19) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 1000 Hz right ear (dBHL) | 69 (17) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 2000 Hz right ear (dBHL) | 73 (13) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 4000 Hz right ear (dBHL) | 80 (17) | | Mean (range) hearing threshold left ear (dBHL) | 65 (42 - 118) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 500 Hz left ear (dBHL) | 59 (14) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 1000 Hz left ear (dBHL) | 67 (15) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 2000 Hz left ear (dBHL) | 69 (14) | | Mean (SD) hearing threshold at 4000 Hz left ear (dBHL) | 76 (14) |
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Note. Threshold mean = 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz average.
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