Table 1.
Demographic information of the participants
| Group/variables | Hearing aid users | Hearing aid non-users |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 70.22 (8.78) | 68 (8.83) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 26 | 19 |
| Male | 31 | 38 |
| PTA (dB) | ||
| Right ear | 57.77 (12.69) | 50.78 (10.57) |
| Left ear | 56.68 (13.30) | 50.71 (12.18) |
| WRS (%) | ||
| Right ear | 88 (8.48) | 88.81 (7.22) |
| Left ear | 88.20 (8.89) | 89.69 (7.54) |
| Duration of using hearing aid (months) | ||
| 6–12 | 12 | NA |
| 12–24 | 13 | |
| More than 24 M | 32 | |
| Daily hours of hearing aid use (hours) | ||
| 1 < | 2 | NA |
| 2–4 | 14 | |
| 4–8 | 27 | |
| > 8 | 14 | |
| Type of hearing aid fitting | ||
| Unilateral | 30 | NA |
| Bilateral | 27 | |
| Refer to hearing aid fine tuning | 4 (7.01%) | |
| Hearing aid repair | 5 (8.77%) | NA |
PTA pure tone average, WRS word recognition score, NA not applicable