Table 2.
Outcome of perceived hearing aid benefit
| Domain | Group A, n=19, mean (SD) | Group B, n=14, mean (SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3 months | t-value | P-value | 3 months | 6 months | t-value | P-value | |
| EC | 27.2 (18.7) | 17.0 (17.0) | 2.809 | 0.012 | 18.4 (15.3) | 12.8 (10.5) | 1.298 | 0.217 |
| RV | 36.0 (14.0) | 29.3 (16.1) | 2.614 | 0.017 | 30.3 (13.6) | 20.0 (11.7) | 3.187 | 0.007 |
| BN | 36.6 (13.9) | 24.7 (16.5) | 2.926 | 0.009 | 31.3 (15.0) | 26.1 (13.3) | 2.062 | 0.060 |
| AV | 36.4 (22.7) | 48.1 (23.5) | 2.275 | 0.035 | 14.3 (11.8) | 37.2 (29.3) | 3.357 | 0.005 |
| SPT# | 125.1 (15.7) | 124.5 (17.2) | 0.459 | 0.652 | 124.0 (16.7) | 122.9 (17.8) | 0.473 | 0.644 |
| SPT@ | 120.0 (18.4) | 124.5 (17.2) | 2.319 | 0.032 | 119.0 (18.6) | 122.9 (17.8) | 2.025 | 0.065 |
Notes: SPT# = results with hearing aids only; SPT@ = without hearing aids before and with hearing aids after 3 months.
Abbreviations: AV, Aversiveness of sound; BN, Background Noise; EC, Ease of Communication; RV, Reverberation of sound; SPT, speech perception test.