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Perception of Low-Frequency Musical Sound Quality in Hearing-Assistive Devices: Comparing Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants

By MedXY 11/01/2026

This study evaluates how users of hearing aids and cochlear implants perceive musical sound quality when low-frequency components are degraded, revealing significant differences in sensitivity relevant to patient counseling and device optimization.

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Evaluating Hearing Aid Intervention in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights from the CHOICE Randomized Clinical Trial

By MedXY 10/04/2026

The CHOICE trial investigated whether hearing aid intervention reduces dementia progression in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and hearing loss, finding no significant reduction in dementia incidence but increased cognitive improvement rates.

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More Than Half of Hispanic Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+ Have Hearing Loss — Yet Few Use Hearing Aids

By MedXY 11/25/2025

A nationally representative 2022 study found hearing loss in 54.6% of Hispanic US adults 65+; only 8.3% of those with hearing loss reported using hearing aids, underscoring major access gaps.

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Fast versus Slow Compression in Hearing Aids: Hearing Thresholds Predict Preference but Not Speech Outcomes

By MedXY 11/04/2025

A randomized crossover trial in older adults found that hearing-loss severity — not cognition or prior hearing-aid experience — predicts preference for slow versus fast compression; speech recognition in quiet and noise was unchanged by compression speed.

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Pre-Fitting Predictors of 2‑Year Hearing Aid Use in 284,175 US Veterans: When Patient Context Matters More Than Audiometry

By MedXY 11/04/2025

In 284,175 US veterans, nonmodifiable pre‑fitting factors—health comorbidity, mental status, prior hearing‑aid experience, age, race/ethnicity, and partnership—were independently associated with 2‑year hearing‑aid use persistence, beyond audiometric severity.