Abstract:
The present study consists of a systematic review with the purpose of verifying the benefits of the auditory training to the hearing aid users. The studies were selected according to previously defined inclusion criteria and, from this selection, data of interest were extracted. Only studies with title, summary or part of the article connected to the object of this study were evaluated and selected. The researched articles demonstrate that the auditory training, carried out within its different conceptions, being formal, informal, with lip reading, or communication strategies, analytic or synthetic, benefits the hearing aid users, mainly when in combination with cognitive tasks.
Keywords:
Hearing Aids; Hearing Loss; Rehabilitation; Systematic Review