Predicting three-month and 12-month post-fitting real-world hearing-aid outcome using pre-fitting acceptable noise level (ANL) |
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Authors: | Yu-Hsiang Wu Shih-Hsuan Hsiao Ryan B. Brummet Octav Chipara |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA,;2. Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan,;3. School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, and;4. Department of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA |
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Abstract: | Objective: Determine the extent to which pre-fitting acceptable noise level (ANL), with or without other predictors such as hearing-aid experience, can predict real-world hearing-aid outcomes at three and 12 months post-fitting. Design: ANLs were measured before hearing-aid fitting. Post-fitting outcome was assessed using the international outcome inventory for hearing aids (IOI-HA) and a hearing-aid use questionnaire. Models that predicted outcomes (successful vs. unsuccessful) were built using logistic regression and several machine learning algorithms, and were evaluated using the cross-validation technique. Study sample: A total of 132 adults with hearing impairment. Results: The prediction accuracy of the models ranged from 61% to 68% (IOI-HA) and from 55% to 61% (hearing-aid use questionnaire). The models performed more poorly in predicting 12-month than three-month outcomes. The ANL cutoff between successful and unsuccessful users was higher for experienced (~18 dB) than first-time hearing-aid users (~10 dB), indicating that most experienced users will be predicted as successful users regardless of their ANLs. Conclusions: Pre-fitting ANL is more useful in predicting short-term (three months) hearing-aid outcomes for first-time users, as measured by the IOI-HA. The prediction accuracy was lower than the accuracy reported by some previous research that used a cross-sectional design. |
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Keywords: | Acceptable noise level hearing aid outcome international outcome inventory for hearing aids (IOI-HA) machine learning |
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