UCL Ear Institute

Research Summary

This study assesses children between the age of 2 and 8 years with permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) fitted with 3 different amplification rationales in their hearing aids. Assessments of speech sound detection and word recognition are carried out following 2 weeks of listening experience in each condition. Analysis of results examines the impact of different amplification strategies across different age-bands to consider whether different ages of development may benefit from changing emphasis in the hearing aid amplification profile.