Effect of Hearing Aids on Phonation and Perceived Voice Qualities.

IF 2.6 2区 医学 Q1 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Trends in Hearing Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23312165251322064
Johanna Hengen, Inger Lundeborg Hammarström, Stefan Stenfelt
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Problems with own-voice sounds are common in hearing aid users. As auditory feedback is used to regulate the voice, it is possible that hearing aid use affects phonation. The aim of this paper is to compare hearing aid users' perception of their own voice with and without hearing aids and any effect on phonation. Eighty-five first-time and 85 experienced hearing aid users together with a control group of 70 completed evaluations of their own recorded and live voice in addition to two external voices. The participants' voice recordings were used for acoustic analysis. The results showed moderate to severe own-voice problems (OVP) in 17.6% of first-time users and 18.8% of experienced users. Hearing condition was a significant predictor of the perception of pitch in external voices and of monotony, lower naturalness, and lower pleasantness in their own live voice. The groups with hearing impairment had a higher mean fundamental frequency (f0) than the control group. Hearing aids decreased the speaking sound pressure level by 2 dB on average. Moreover, acoustic analysis shows a complex relationship between hearing impairment, hearing aids, and phonation and an immediate decrease in speech level when using hearing aids. Our findings support previous literature regarding auditory feedback and voice regulation. The results should motivate clinicians in hearing and voice care to routinely take hearing functions into account when assessing voice problems.

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Trends in Hearing
Trends in Hearing AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGYOTORH-OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
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4.50
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44
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Trends in Hearing is an open access journal completely dedicated to publishing original research and reviews focusing on human hearing, hearing loss, hearing aids, auditory implants, and aural rehabilitation. Under its former name, Trends in Amplification, the journal established itself as a forum for concise explorations of all areas of translational hearing research by leaders in the field. Trends in Hearing has now expanded its focus to include original research articles, with the goal of becoming the premier venue for research related to human hearing and hearing loss.
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