Real World Assessment of listening challenges and Hearing Aid Benefit through a Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and Ecological Momentary Assessment approach

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Hearing aids significantly improve daily functioning and reduce listening challenges for individuals with hearing loss, as assessed through the Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and Ecological Momentary Assessment. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Tahereh Afghah; Petra von Gablenz; Sven Franz; Ulrik Kowalk; Inga Holube; Kirsten C. Wagener

doi:10.3205/26dga230

March 2, 2026Open Access

Real World Assessment of listening challenges and Hearing Aid Benefit through a Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and Ecological Momentary Assessment approach

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Key Points

To evaluate the impact of hearing loss on daily life and the effectiveness of hearing aids using real-world methods.
Used client-oriented scale of improvement (COSI) to measure perceived benefits of hearing aids.
Employed ecological momentary assessment to capture listening challenges in daily life situations.
Analyzed data from real-world environments rather than controlled settings.
Identified key areas where hearing aids improve user experience in complex scenarios.
Demonstrated that standard clinical assessments may not reflect real-life listening difficulties.

Implication

Real world assessment reveals listening challenges in daily life and the benefits of hearing aids, highlighting functional improvement.

Abstract

Background: Standard clinical hearing assessments capture performance in controlled conditions and therefore do not fully represent hearing difficulties in complex daily life situations. Understanding how hearing loss affects daily functioning, and how hearing aids ease these challenges, requires methods [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

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Afghah et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cdaed48f933b5eeda46a https://doi.org/10.3205/26dga230

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Real World Assessment of listening challenges and Hearing Aid Benefit through a Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and Ecological Momentary Assessment approach

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Real World Assessment of listening challenges and Hearing Aid Benefit through a Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and Ecological Momentary Assessment approach

Key Points

Implication

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Discussion

Cite This Study

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