Characteristics of Hearing Aid Use in Adolescents Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
In general, the results of the current study are inconsistent with the notion that adolescents decrease hearing aid use when they reach adolescence. Furthermore, many of the adolescents who participated in this study expressed positive attitudes about amplification, demonstrating emerging self-advocacy.
Authors
- Ryan W. McCreery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0733-7269)
- Meredith Spratford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4477-744X)
- Elizabeth Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-8424)
- Meaghan Foody
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Boys Town National Research Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_lshss-24-00096
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86