The aim of this study is to multidimensionally evaluate sensory processing profiles, postural stability, and health-related quality of life in adult hearing aid users and to compare the findings with those of normal-hearing individuals.
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Discussion
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Multidimensional assessment of sensory integration, postural stability, and quality of life in hearing aid users reveals broader functional impacts — audiologists should consider balance and sensory processing screening as part of comprehensive hearing aid fitting and follow-up.
Hearing loss and its rehabilitation extend beyond auditory function; documenting sensory integration and postural deficits in hearing aid users supports a case for interdisciplinary care and broader outcome measurement in audiology practice.
- 01Adult hearing aid users were assessed across sensory processing, balance, and health-related quality of life domains.
- 02Multidimensional approach reveals functional deficits not captured by audiometric testing alone.
- 03Postural instability is a clinically meaningful comorbidity in adults with hearing loss.
- 04Quality-of-life findings could strengthen arguments for earlier hearing aid fitting and holistic rehabilitation.
- 05Study design details (sample size, controls) are not specified in the abstract, limiting certainty of conclusions.
Adult hearing aid users exhibit measurable deficits in sensory integration, postural stability, and health-related quality of life.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42228116
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00405-026-10346-1.
- Journal
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Adult hearing aid users
- Intervention
- Multidimensional assessment of sensory processing, postural stability, and quality of life
Primary outcomes
Sensory processing profiles; Postural stability measures; Health-related quality of life scores