• Medhat F Yousef, Ziyad I Dhayan, Tahera Islam, Fahad Z Alotabi, and Eman A Hajr.
• From the College of Medicine (Yousef), King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, King Saud University; from King Saud University (Dhayan); from the College of Medicine and Research Center (Islam), King Saud University; from the Department of Otolaryngology (Alotabi, Hajr), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Audiology Unit, ENT Department (Yousef), Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Menoufia, Egypt.
• Saudi Med J. 2023 Apr 1; 44 (4): 406412406-412.

ObjectivesTo identify factors affecting hearing aid usage in children.MethodsThis retrospective study examined 59 hearing-impaired children fitted with hearing aids for at least 6 months. Patients with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss with complete data-logging information stored in the hearing aid programming file from January 2020 until June 2021 were included. Children with concomitant disabilities were excluded. Data for audiological assessments included hearing assessment, aided hearing thresholds, and aided speech tests.ResultsThe children's age ranged from 6 months to 6 years. Average daily hearing aid usage was 5.5 hour (h) after 3 months, 7 h after 6 months; and 8.7± 4.7 h as reported by parents. Patient age was positively correlated with data logging at 3 months (r=0.414, p=0.01) and 6 months (r=0.406, p=0.01).ConclusionWe found that children's age, gender, severity of hearing loss, residential location, and parents' educational level had a significant effect on daily hearing aid usage. Whereas, family size and a family history of hearing loss or use of amplification devices had no discernible influence.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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