| 저하된 단어인지도를 보이는 장기 보청기 착용자의 청능훈련 사례 |
| 이재희1, 이승곤1,2, 방정화1 |
1한림국제대학원대학교 청각학과
2오티콘보청기종로센터, 아이엠히어링 |
| Case Study of Auditory Training for Long-Term Users of Hearing Aids with Poor Word Recognition |
| Jae Hee Lee1, Seung Gon Lee1,2, Junghwa Bahng1 |
1Department of Audiology, Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Korea
2Oticon Hearing Care Jong-Ro Center of I am Hearing, Seoul, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Junghwa Bahng ,Tel: +82-70-8680-6933, Fax: +82-2-3451-6618, Email: bahng.jh@gmail.com
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Received: May 31, 2016; Revised: July 6, 2016 Accepted: July 6, 2016. Published online: July 31, 2016. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Purpose:
Auditory training involves active listening to auditory stimuli. Auditory training has been reported to enhance performance in various auditory tasks, supplementing the limitation of hearing aids. The purpose of this case was to determine efficacy of 10-week auditory training for two hearing aids (HA) users even though they have used hearing aids more than 10 years but having little satisfaction on their HAs.
Method:
We conducted a 10-week in-laboratory audiotory training (one session per week, about 1 hour per session). Four types of materials (environmental sounds, consonants, sentences, and crossword quiz) were used as training stimuli. Difficulty level for training was adjusted focusing on the use of an adaptive method. To examine the efficacy of the 10-week training, the recognition abilities of environmental sounds, consonants, words, and sentences were compared before and immediately after the training. As a subjective outcome, the Korean Evaluation Scale for Hearing Handicap (KESHH) questionnaire was also conducted before and after training. To examine retention of training effects, we conducted the same evaluations at 10-week, one month and seven months after the completion of training.
Results:
The recognition scores of all stimuli were improved immediately after 10-week training. The results of the self-reported questionnaire of KESHH demonstrated that auditory training reduced subjective handicap from impaired hearing, indicating that auditory training positively affected individual’s subjective satisfaction of HA. The training efficacy appeared to be maintained even seven months after the completion of training.
Conclusion:
Auditory training was effective to improve recognition performance as well as the subjective satisfaction of own HA for unsatisfactory HA users. |
| Key Words:
Auditory training, Auditory rehabilitation, Hearing aid |
| 중심단어:
청능훈련· 청각재활· 보청기 |
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