Effects of SoundBite Bone Conduction Hearing Aids on Speech Recognition and Quality of Life in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2020/4106949/figures/4106949.fig.003a.svgz" name="4106949.fig.003a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td>(a) SRS(%) in noise–SSSDNAH</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2020/4106949/figures/4106949.fig.003b.svgz" name="4106949.fig.003b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td>(b) SRS(%) in noise–S0NSSD</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2020/4106949/figures/4106949.fig.003c.svgz" name="4106949.fig.003c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td>(c) SRS(%) in noise–S0N0</td></tr></table>

<div>SRS under noisy environment before and after wearing SoundBite bone conduction hearing aids for SSD patients. The noise was at 65 dB SPL, and the SNR was equal to −2 and −5 dB. (a) SSSDNAH: the signal sound came from the bad ear side and the noise came from the good ear side. (b) S0NSSD: the signal sound came from the front of the patient and the noise came from the bad ear side. (c) S0N0: the signal and noise both came from the front of the patients. The bars represent one standard deviation.</div>

Neural Plasticity

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Figure 3: Effects of SoundBite Bone Conduction Hearing Aids on Speech Recognition and Quality of Life in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness 