Table 3.
Summary of randomized controlled trials for auditory training in hearing aid users
| Study | Participant | Placebo | Compliance (completed/ enrolled) | Age (yr) | Training method | Intervention | Duration | Measure | Positive result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study | Bilateral HA users (at least 3 months) | No | 18/18 (100%) | 55–86 | Individual | Consonant training (perception, discrimination, comprehension) | 4 Hours over an 8-week period | WRS, CPT, SPIN, HHIE, IOI-HA | CPT, HHIE, IOI-HA |
| Hickson et al. [21] | Some HA users (approximately half) | Yes (social program) | 82/178 (46%) | 53–94 | Group | Active communication education | 10 Hours over a 5-week period | HHQ, SAC, QDS, Ryff, SF-36 PCS, COSI, IOI-HA | HHQ, SAC, QDS, Ryff, COSI, IOI-AI |
| Preminger and Ziegler [22] | HA users (at least 3 months) | No | 31/34 (91%) | 55–75 | Group | Speech perception training | 5–6 Hours over a 6-week period | Analytic and synthetic speech perception, HHIE, WHODAS II | HHIE |
| Humes et al. [23] | HA users | Yes (audiobooks) | 12/15 (80%) | 54–80 | Tablet computer-based | At-home auditory training program | 5-Week period | CST, CID, PHAP, HHIE, and HASS, ANL | CID |
| Stecker et al. [25] | HA users | No | 31a) | 50–80 | Personal computer-based | Perceptual training | 8-Week training period | NST | NST |
| Sweetow and Sabes [24] | HA users (56)+non-HA users (9) | No (cross-over) | 49/65 (75%) | 28–85 | Web-based | LACE | 4-Week period | QuickSIN, HINT, HHIE, CSOA, | QuickSIN, HHIE, CSOA |
| Yu et al. [12] | HA users | Yes (traditional training) | 10a) | 68–84 | Mobile-based | Consonant training (perception, discrimination, comprehension) | 16 Hours over a 4-week period | Speech recognition scores | Consonant and sentence tests |
HA, hearing aid; WRS, word recognition score; CPT, consonant perception test; SPIN, speech perception in noise; HHIE, Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly; IOI-HA, International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids; HHQ, Hearing Handicap Questionnaire; SAC, Self-Assessment of Communication; QDS, Quantified Denver Scale of Communicative Function; Ryff, Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale; SF-36 PCS, short-form 36 physical component score; COSI, Client Oriented Scale of Improvement; WHODAS II, World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II; CST, Connected Speech Test; CID, Central Institute for the Deaf Sentence Materials; PHAP, Profile of Hearing Aid Performance; HASS, Hearing Aid Satisfaction Survey; ANL, acceptable noise level; NST, Nonsense Syllable Test; LACE, Listening and Communication Enhancement; QuickSIN, Quick Speech In Noise; HINT, Hearing in Noise Test; CSOA, Communication Scale for Older Adults.
No information on participants who completed the training.