The Influence of Hearing Aids on Balance Control: A Systematic Review

被引：17

作者：

Borsetto, Daniele ^{[1
]}

Corazzi, Virginia ^{[2
]}

Franchella, Sebastiano ^{[3
,4
]}

Bianchini, Chiara ^{[2
]}

Pelucchi, Stefano ^{[2
]}

Obholzer, Rupert ^{[1
]}

Soulby, Andrew J. ^{[1
]}

Amin, Nikul ^{[1
]}

Ciorba, Andrea ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Guys & St Thomas Hosp, ENT Dept, London, England

[2] Univ Hosp Ferrara, ENT & Audiol Dept, Ferrara, Italy

[3] Univ Padua, Dept Neurosci, Otolaryngol Sect, Padua, Italy

[4] Univ Padua, Dept Womans & Childs Hlth, Padua, Italy

来源：

AUDIOLOGY AND NEUROTOLOGY | 2021年 / 26卷 / 04期

关键词：

Hearing aid; Balance; Dizziness; Postural control; Vestibular diseases; Peripheral vestibular loss; Systematic review; OLDER-PEOPLE; FALLS; RISK; CHILDREN; IMPAIRMENT; PREDICTOR; GAIT;

D O I：

10.1159/000511135

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100104 ; 100213 ;

摘要：

Aim: To assess the current opinion on the effects of hearing loss treatment by hearing aids (HAs) and the benefits of HA use on imbalance. Methods: PRISMA-compliant systematic review was done, including observational studies in patients affected by mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss with HAs, investigating the benefits of HAs on balance. Electronic searches were performed through Medline, Cochrane, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus. Results: A total of 200 patients in 8 studies were included in this systematic review. Four studies were cross-sectional, 3 cross-sectional controlled and 1 prospective nonrandomized study. Static and dynamic balance in the aided condition improved in patients assessed using clinical investigations including Romberg test and Functional Ambulation Performance/mini-BESTest, respectively. Variable outcomes were found measuring static and dynamic balance during the aided condition with objective tests (computerized posturography, Mobility Lab device). Improved quality of life outcomes and self-confidence were noted, while subjective measurements of balance had conflicting results. Conclusion: Although an improvement in balance in patients with HAs has been shown in certain conditions, the overall benefit is still unclear and it is only possible to speculate that HAs may also improve static, dynamic, or subjective perception of balance function in adults affected by hearing loss.

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页码：209 / 217

页数：9

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