“Yes, I have experienced that!” – How daily life experiences may be harvested from new hearing aid users

Authors

  • Katja Lund Department of Electronic Systems, Signals and Information Processing, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Rodrigo Ordoñez Department of Electronic Systems, Signals and Information Processing, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Jens Bo Nielsen Hearing Systems Section, Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
  • Dorte Hammershøi Department of Electronic Systems, Signals and Information Processing, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Keywords:

Hearing aid treatment; Aided performance; Experience sampling

Abstract

Both auditory and non-auditory aspects of the rehabilitation process play a role in successful hearing aid uptake. The sound may be experienced differently in the clinic compared to daily life and the skills and knowledge related to HA use vary from patient to patient. The aim of the present study is to assess daily life experiences of new hearing aid users and to explore ways to utilize these assessments in a follow-up situation. The approach is based on online reporting, where the patients over a period of two months “swipe” through 453 possible experiences related to HA use. Seventeen patients volunteered to register experiences for a period of two months, and participated in a follow-up interview, where the registered data were presented. Results suggest that data can shed light on the development within various categories of hearing aid experience and promote reflection on the hearing rehabilitation process.

Author Biography

Dorte Hammershøi, Department of Electronic Systems, Signals and Information Processing, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

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Auditory Learning in Biological and Artificial Systems

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Published

2020-05-01

How to Cite

Lund, K., Ordoñez, R., Nielsen, J. B., & Hammershøi, D. (2020). “Yes, I have experienced that!” – How daily life experiences may be harvested from new hearing aid users. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research, 7, 381–388. Retrieved from https://proceedings.isaar.eu/index.php/isaarproc/article/view/2019-44

Issue

Vol. 7 (2019): Auditory Learning in Biological and Artificial Systems

Section

2019/5. Other topics in auditory and audiological research

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