PURPOSE: to observe if the use of hearing aid may provide relief in tinnitus sensation besides guarantying the improvement of speech intelligibility. METHODS: a sample was made up by 21 hearing aid users and a specific questionnaire was used for the evaluation of the participants. The ages ranged from 35 to 88-year old, with an average of 61-year old. The tinnitus sensation was mentioned by 13 (61.9%) female beings and eight (38.1%) male beings beyond sensory neural hearing loss. The results were obtained through a descriptive statistical analysis, and furthermore, non-parametric tests were used, such as chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis H. RESULTS: among the participants 17 (80.9%) showed recovery from tinnitus, while four (19.1%) said that the hearing aid device did not cause any effect on the evidenced symptoms. CONCLUSION: this study found out that the usage of the hearing aid reduced promptly the sensation of tinnitus in the studied subjects.
Cochlear Implants; Tinnitus; Audiology
