![]() Some of the most commonly reported symptoms in these children are difficulties listening in background noise and inattentiveness, also reflected in findings from behavioural tests ( American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2005) 2. The behavioural measures of listening-in-noise and attention did not significantly change.Ĭonclusion: Use of RMHAs improves classroom listening, evidenced by the results of the questionnaire analysis, while a 6-month use did not have adverse effects on unaided spatial listening or attention skills.Ĭhildren with developmental Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) are reported to have listening difficulties in the presence of normal peripheral hearing ( British Society of Audiology, 2018) 1. Results: The questionnaire scores of self-reported listening skills in the classroom significantly improved in the intervention group after 3, MD = 7.31, SE = 2.113, p = 0.014, and after 6 months, M = 5.00, SE = 1.468, p = 0.016. The clinical trial was registered at (unique identifier: NCT02353091). Mixed analysis of variance was used to analyse the data. Tests were conducted in unaided conditions. Secondary outcome measures included the Listening in Spatialised Noise – Sentences test, assessing speech-in-noise perception and spatial listening, and the Test of Everyday Attention for Children, assessing different types of attention skills. The primary outcome measure was the Listening Inventory for Education – Revised questionnaire, completed by children to assess their listening using RMHAs under several acoustically challenging situations in the classroom. Methods: Twenty-six children diagnosed with APD, aged 7–12, in primary mainstream education, were randomised into the intervention ( N = 13) and control group ( N = 13). The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to examine whether RMHAs improved classroom listening in children with APD, and to further test their effects on children’s listening-in-noise and attention skills following a 6-month intervention. One of the management strategies for children with APD is the use of Remote Microphone Hearing Aids (RMHAs), which can help improve the signal-to-noise ratio in the child’s ears. These children have worse listening-in-noise skills compared to typically developing peers, while other commonly reported symptoms include poor attention and distractibility. 5Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, London, United Kingdomīackground: Children with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) often have poor auditory processing skills in the presence of normal peripheral hearing.4Neuro-Otology Department, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.3Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.2Neuroscience Division, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.1Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom. ![]() ![]() Georgios Stavrinos 1* Vasiliki (Vivian) Iliadou 2 Menelaos Pavlou 3 Doris-Eva Bamiou 1,4,5*
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