How Are Tinnitus and Listening Effort Affected by Hearing Aid Use?
Course: #41661Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 32 Reviews
This article reviews the secondary effects of hearing aid use beyond amplification. Research studies addressing changes in both tinnitus and listening effort are discussed.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe various studies that discuss the impact of hearing aids on tinnitus perception and listening effort.
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss various evaluation methods commonly used to assess listening effort.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how the following variables affect tinnitus outcomes: hearing aid user experience, objectively verified hearing aids, hearing aid wear time, tinnitus maskers and counseling.
Course created on March 2, 2026
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Chantal van Ginkel
AuD
Chantal van Ginkel, Au.D. is a research audiologist at the NCRAR. Her research background includes evoked potential, hearing aid speech-in-noise and somatosensory tinnitus studies at the NCRAR. She worked on cochlear implant simulation research at Vanderbilt University and the University of WisconsinMadison, and dolphin vocalization research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Eckerd College. She has a clinical background with VA, including specialty work as a cochlear implant audiologist, vestibular testing and tinnitus management.
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Garrett A. Anderson
BS
Garrett A. Anderson, BS, is a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) student at Idaho State University with a focus on neural plasticity in hearing loss and hearing rehabilitation. His current clinical interests include hearing aid and cochlear implant outcomes, tinnitus evaluation and management, and hearing conservation.
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Curtis J. Billings
PhD
Curtis J. Billings, PhD, is an audiologist and Associate Professor at Idaho State University. He uses human electroencephalography, specifically auditory evoked potentials, and behavioral methods to understand the effects of auditory deprivation and stimulation on the brain. This includes interests in the neural effects of hearing aids, hearing impairment, aging, and auditory training. The long-term goal of this research program is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairment by determining how experience-related changes in the brain facilitate and/or inhibit successful auditory rehabilitation.
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Financial: Chantal van Ginkel is a Portland VA Medical Center employee. Non-financial: Chantal van Ginkel has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Garrett A. Anderson has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial. Curtis J. Billings receives research funding support from the US Department of Veterans Affairs and from the Demant Foundation. Non-financial: Curtis J. Billings has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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