Follow Up of an Online Hearing Support for First-time Hearing Aid Users

Follow Up of an Online Hearing Support for First-time Hearing Aid Users Using the Swedish I-ACE, Clinical Visit or Nothing

The main questions the research aims to answer are short- and long-term effects on consequences of hearing loss depending on which type of follow-up the participant chooses.

Investigation of the emotional and social consequences of hearing loss that the participants experience, use of communications strategies, experienced listening in complex sound environments and perceived effectiveness and satisfaction with hearing aids. The goal is also to assess changes in use of communication strategies and the emotional consequences, knowledge and acceptance of hearing loss.

Inclusion Criteria:

• People who have participated in NCT06051968 are automatically enrolled to participate in the follow-up according to the study protocol.