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Enhancing the Auditory Experience in Children with Hearing Aids

The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is proud to present the 16th Annual Marion Downs Lecture in Pediatric Audiology at AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 3, from 10:15 to 11:45 am.

Topic(s): Pediatric, AAA Conference, HearTECH Expo, Annual Marion Downs Lecture in Pediatric Audiology, Pediatric Audiology, Hearing Loss, speech-language pathology, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss (OCHL), language outcomes, auditory experience, digital noise reduction (DNR), directional microphone, Frequency Lowering, Research, remote-microphone system

Author(s): 
Erin C. Schafer
Ryan McCreery

Publication Issue: Audiology Today January/February 2020

JAAA Table of Contents (November/December 2019)

Vol. 30, No. 10 (November/December 2019) of the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (JAAA) is now available online. 

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Ears and Brain

A recent Morning Edition on NPR highlighted the role of hearing aids in slowing the rate of cognitive decline in older adults. The feature highlighted the work of Maharani et al (2018) that examined the relationship. Drawing data from the Health and Retirement Study (HSR), Maharani and colleagues showed that cognitive function based on episodic memory (word recall) was associated with hearing aid use and that decline in episodic memory was mitigated by reported use of hearing aids. The authors reported the rate of decline was reduced by 75 percent.

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