 Hearing Aids
"Hearing Aids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Wearable sound-amplifying devices that are intended to compensate for impaired hearing. These generic devices include air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D006310
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.305.906.500 E07.814.458
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| Concept/Terms |
Hearing Aids- Hearing Aids
- Aid, Hearing
- Aids, Hearing
- Hearing Aid
Ear Molds- Ear Molds
- Ear Mold
- Mold, Ear
- Molds, Ear
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2024 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | 2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hearing Aids" by people in Profiles.
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Uhler KM, Shah J, Gilley PM, Kaizer A, Hunnicutt C, Madrid A, Warner-Czyz AD. Is There a Relationship Between Infant and Toddler Speech Discrimination Abilities and Mean Length of Utterance at 33 Months? J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2026 Mar 12; 69(3):1230-1248.
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Abell BD, Kulich M, Olson KE, Hedman ME, Adkisson KH, Kelley PE, Gitomer SA. Multidisciplinary care improves hearing intervention rates in children with microtia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2026 Jan; 200:112672.
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Conway K, Knoetze M, Swanepoel W, Sharma A, Nassiri A, Manchaiah V. Marketing Practices and Information Quality for Over-the-counter (OTC) Hearing Aids on Amazon.com. Otol Neurotol. 2026 Feb 01; 47(2):e145-e150.
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Frisby C, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Feasibility, efficacy and effectiveness of community health worker-facilitated hearing aid provision: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 13; 15(11):e108591.
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Mothemela B, Frisby C, Mahomed Asmail F, de Kock T, Moore DR, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study. Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec; 18(1):2545630.
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Frisby C, Manchaiah V, Dawood N, Nieman C, Swanepoel W. Hearing loss and hearing aid stigma in low- and middle-income settings: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Mar; 48(6):1599-1616.
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Wentzel C, Swanepoel W, Mahomed-Asmail F, Beukes E, Dawes P, Munro K, Almufarrij I, Manchaiah V. Auditory Acclimatization in New Adult Hearing Aid Users: A Registered Systematic Review of Magnitude, Key Variables, and Clinical Relevance. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Jul 08; 68(7):3445-3479.
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Mahomed-Asmail F, Graham MA, Swanepoel W, Manchaiah V, Yerraguntla K, Karlsson E. Predictors of hearing loss disability: a multinational study using the ICF core set. Int J Audiol. 2025 Aug; 64(8):784-791.
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Knoetze M, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Usability and Performance of Self-Fitting Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids. J Am Acad Audiol. 2025 Jan 01; 36(1):23-36.
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Oosthuizen I, Swanepoel W, Boyd RL, Pennebaker JW, Launer S, Manchaiah V. Exploring adult hearing aid user experiences: meaning extraction methods, content patterns, and associations with demographic and outcome variables. Int J Audiol. 2025 Sep; 64(9):909-919.
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