Hearing aid service models, technology, and patient outcomes

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

2025-05-15

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this randomized clinical trial suggest that while over-the-counter (OTC) and OTC+ (audiologists provided limited services for OTC hearing aids) service models were effective, they did not achieve the same outcomes as the audiologists fitted prescription hearing aids following best practices service model. As high-end and low-end hearing aids yielded similar outcomes, support for the higher cost of high-end hearing aids was not identified for individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Yu-Hsiang Wu, MD, PhD, email yu-hsiang-wu@uiowa.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2025.1008)

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