The aim of this study was to investigate provider practices and perspectives related to including behavior management as a strategy to increase hearing aid use in children.
✦ The floor
Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
Audiologists working with pediatric patients may find actionable strategies for improving hearing aid compliance here, but specific recommendations depend on the study's findings — worth reading in full to identify techniques not yet in routine practice.
Consistent hearing aid use in children is strongly linked to speech, language, and educational outcomes, making evidence-based behavior management strategies a practical priority for pediatric audiology clinics.
- 01Surveys audiologists and providers on behavior management strategies for pediatric hearing aid compliance.
- 02Addresses a practical clinical gap: inconsistent pediatric hearing aid use is a well-known challenge.
- 03Provider perspectives and actual practices may diverge — the study captures both.
- 04Published in the American Journal of Audiology (peer-reviewed).
- 05Results can inform staff training and parent counselling frameworks in pediatric clinics.
Audiologists use a variety of behavior management strategies to improve hearing aid use in pediatric patients.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42765868
- DOI
- 10.1044/2026_AJA-26-00079.
- Journal
- American Journal of Audiology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Audiologists and hearing care providers who work with pediatric hearing aid users
- Intervention
- Survey of behavior management strategies for pediatric hearing aid compliance
Primary outcomes
Provider practices regarding behavior management for pediatric hearing aid use; Provider perspectives on effectiveness of behavior management strategies