Hearing aids for children with conductive hearing loss

Patient data are routinely captured by the department of audiology on an electronic database. Data collected included demographic information, family income, age of diagnosis of hearing loss, age at the fitting of HAs, HA fitting information (real-ear-to-coupler difference (RECD) and aided speech intelligibility index (SII) scores for average sounds), average daily hearing aid HA use (in hours) at the one-month follow-up (data-logging), and HA functional outcome measures. Caregivers were contacted telephonically, and the verbal consent form was read to them to determine their participation in the survey. PEACH and TEACH questionnaire results at the one month hearing aid follow up were captured by the researcher and recorded electronically.

听力学（audiology）科室常规通过电子数据库采集患者数据。所采集的数据包括人口统计学信息、家庭收入、听力损失确诊年龄、助听器（hearing aid，HA）验配年龄、助听器验配相关参数：包含真耳-耦合腔差值（real-ear-to-coupler difference，RECD）以及平均声强下的助听言语可懂度指数（speech intelligibility index，SII）评分、一月随访时通过数据日志记录获取的平均每日助听器使用时长，以及助听器功能结局指标。研究人员通过电话联系患者照护者，向其宣读口头知情同意书以确认其参与本调查的意愿。研究人员采集了助听器一月随访时的PEACH与TEACH问卷结果，并完成电子存档。