부산대학교 도서관

We comparatively investigated the listening difficulties in the classroom faced by children with UHL and with normal hearing using a questionnaire before and after the mask-wearing life, and tried to prescribe hearing aid (HA) for children with UHL to wear as needed. A total of 31 children with UHL were included in this study (age: 10-19 years old); of these, 25 children had slight-to-moderate unilateral sensorineural or conductive hearing loss, and 6 children had severe hearing loss Eleven children wanted to wear HA, and their speech-in-noise perception was measured one month after they began to wear HA. In addition, they were asked to answer a questionnaire regarding their listening difficulties they faced in school life before and after the mask-wearing era, and with/without HA. The result of the questionnaire survey suggested that most children with UHL experienced difficulties in auditory communication after the start of the mask-wearing era. Nine out of the 11 children were satisfied with their HA and their scores on the questionnaire items improved after they began wearing HA. The speech-in-noise perception also showed the efficacy of HA. It is important to understand the situation of school children with UHL to improve their quality of theid school life, in particular, under the lifestyle of mask-wearing.