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How useful are direct-to-consumer hearing aids?

Author/s: 
Émélie Braschi, Samantha S Moe
Date Added: 
August 11, 2024
Journal/Publication: 
Canadian Family Physician
Publication Date: 
July 1, 2024
Issue: 
7-8
Volume: 
70
Pages: 
475
URL: 
How useful are direct-to-consumer hearing aids?
Type: 
Patient Education Materials
Format: 
Article
DOI (1): 
10.46747/cfp.700708475
PMID (1): 
39122435
Keywords 
hearing
hearing aids
hearing loss
Deafness
MeSH 
Hearing Aids
quality of life
Speech Intelligibility
Hearing Loss
Hearing
Deafness

RPR Commentary

Information on direct-to-consumer hearing aids for clinicians and patients. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

Abstract

Clinical question
Do self-fitted hearing aids improve hearing for adults with mild to moderately severe hearing loss?

Bottom line
Some, not all, direct-to-consumer (DTC) self-fitted hearing aids are likely comparable to audiogram-fitted conventional hearing aids and tend to cost less.

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