Degree of Hearing Loss Affects Bilateral Hearing Aid Benefits in Ecologically Relevant Laboratory Conditions

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People with hearing loss perform better with two hearing aids compared to just wearing one. In this study we demonstrated that benefits from adding a second hearing aid were similar when the talker’s face could be seen and when it could not (audio-only). Increased degree of hearing loss was related to a greater advantages from adding the second hearing aid only when the talker’s face could be seen.

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