Sensorineural hearing loss represents a significant global health burden affecting over 1.5 billion individuals worldwide. Modern hearing aids, equipped with digital signal processing and smart connectivity features, constitute a cornerstone of neuro-sensory rehabilitation. However, the psychosocial impact of these assistive smart technologies on patient self-esteem remains incompletely characterized.
Cross-sectional design prevents causal conclusions; audiologists may note a positive association between smart hearing aid use and self-esteem, but randomised evidence is needed before counselling patients on this outcome.
Quantifying psychosocial outcomes like self-esteem alongside audiological metrics could broaden the outcome framework used to justify advanced hearing aid technology prescriptions.
- 01Cross-sectional multivariate study in patients with sensorineural (nerve-related) hearing loss.
- 02Smart hearing aid technology was associated with self-esteem scores in multivariate analysis.
- 03Study design cannot establish causation between hearing aid use and improved self-esteem.
- 04Highlights psychosocial dimensions of hearing aid benefit beyond speech intelligibility.
- 05Published in Healthcare (MDPI); commercial intent is low as a peer-reviewed study.
Smart hearing aid technology has an impact on self-esteem in patients with sensorineural hearing loss.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42194428
- DOI
- 10.3390/healthcare14101336.
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 3
- Population
- Patients with sensorineural hearing loss using smart hearing aids
- Intervention
- Smart hearing aid technology
Primary outcomes
Self-esteem scores in patients with sensorineural hearing loss