title: Auditory processing skills and hearing aid satisfaction in a sample of older adults.
abstract: The present study investigated the relationship between central auditory processing skills and satisfaction with hearing aids in a hearing-impaired geriatric sample of 58 adult wearers of hearing aids who were between the ages of 65 and 91 years. Analysis suggests the importance of adding central auditory tasks such as compressed speech or dichotic listening tasks to the evaluation of candidacy for hearing aids. This could lead to the better understanding of satisfaction with amplification by the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. Givensg@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Givens
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Hume
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001307:Auditory Perception; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction