Conclusion
hearing loss
HEARING LOSS
In our study, the SHAA demonstrated a significant benefit when compared to an unaided situation. Our results indicate that the SHAA could be a useful assistive device for patients with mild-to-moderate hearing loss in quiet conditions. In addition, people with poor access to hearing amplification devices can more easily download an SHAA at a more reasonable price than a conventional HA. Although, the SHAA performed poorly when compared with the HA at a conversational sound level and in noisy conditions, the future signal technology of SHAAs should improve and perform better in noisy environments.This research was supported by a grant from the Korea Health Technology Research and Development Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant HC19C0128).None declared.