De Wet Swanepoel

Change in hearing loss and its association with general health in a community-based longitudinal study of middle-aged individuals: The Busselton healthy ageing study

Introduction With the ageing of the global population, disabling hearing loss is a major health concern. While age and sex are established determinants, the relation between general and environmental health factors and the progression of hearing loss remains incompletely understo...

Prescriptive Target Matching Across Hearing Aid Technology Generations: A Real-Ear Insertion Gain Analysis

Background: Advances in hearing aid technology may improve prescriptive target matching, but whether newer devices better match targets remains unclear. This study compared prescriptive target matching across hearing aid technology generations. Methods: This secondary analysis in...