A qualitative investigation of the hearing and hearing-aid related emotional states experienced by adults with hearing loss

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Table 1. Participant demographic information.

	Study participants: N = 17
	Mean (standard deviation)	Range
Age (Years)	60 (8.7)	44–74
4FAHL BE (dB HL)	42 (16.3)	26–87
4FAHL WE (dB HL)	52 (18.9)	30–93
	N	%
Gender
Male	8	47
Female	9	53
Hearing aids
No hearing aids	3	18
Unilateral	4	23
Bilateral	10	59

4FAHL BE = four-frequency average hearing loss better ear; 4FAHL WE = four-frequency average hearing loss worse ear

Figure 1. Graphical depiction of discrete emotions related to hearing loss and hearing aid(s) expressed by participants, on a valence/arousal scale (Bradley and Lang 1999). Valence: 1 = negative, 5 = neutral, 9 = positive. Arousal: 1 = low, 9 = high.

Figure 2. Thematic analysis results: Main themes and subthemes. See supplementary digital content 3 for the full results table, including a full description and a relevant quotation for each main theme and subtheme.

Bradley, M. M, and P. J. Lang. 1999. “Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW): Instruction Manual and Affective Ratings.” Technical Report C-1, the Center for Research in Psychophysiology, University of Florida 30 (1):25–36.

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