Impact of Mask-wearing on the Hearing of Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss in School and the Effect of Hearing Aid

Kanazawa Hiromi, Kubota Yamato, Taniguchi Takaya, Sawa Mitsuhiro, Takahashi Eri, Tamii Satoru, Esu Yoshihiko, Yoshida Naohiro

doi:10.3950/jibiinkotokeibu.126.10_1134

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一側性難聴児のマスク装用における学校生活での聴取への影響および補聴器装用による聴取改善効果の検討
イチソクセイナンチョウジノマスクソウヨウニオケルガッコウセイカツデノチョウシュエノエイキョウオヨビホチョウキソウヨウニヨルチョウシュカイゼンコウカノケントウ

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Abstract

<p>　 Mask-wearing was universal during the COVID19 pandemic in Japan. Most people not only those with bilateral hearing loss but also those with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) experience difficulty in auditory communication under a mask.</p><p>　 We comparatively investigated the listening difficulties in the classroom faced by children with UHL and with normal hearing using a questionnaire before and after the mask-wearing life, and tried to prescribe hearing aid (HA) for children with UHL to wear as needed. A total of 31 children with UHL were included in this study (age: 10-19 years old); of these, 25 children had slight-to-moderate unilateral sensorineural or conductive hearing loss, and 6 children had severe hearing loss Eleven children wanted to wear HA, and their speech-in-noise perception was measured one month after they began to wear HA. In addition, they were asked to answer a questionnaire regarding their listening difficulties they faced in school life before and after the mask-wearing era, and with/without HA. The result of the questionnaire survey suggested that most children with UHL experienced difficulties in auditory communication after the start of the mask-wearing era. Nine out of the 11 children were satisfied with their HA and their scores on the questionnaire items improved after they began wearing HA. The speech-in-noise perception also showed the efficacy of HA. It is important to understand the situation of school children with UHL to improve their quality of theid school life, in particular, under the lifestyle of mask-wearing.</p>

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Nippon Jibiinkoka Tokeibugeka Gakkai Kaiho(Tokyo)

Nippon Jibiinkoka Tokeibugeka Gakkai Kaiho(Tokyo) 126 (10), 1134-1141, 2023-10-20

Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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