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This article summarizes data from a 3-year, double-blinded study of directional
hearing aid benefit. Ninety-four subjects in three hearing loss groups, all
previous users of omnidirectional output-compression hearing aids, completed all
aspects of the study. Participants were fit with new hearing aids for 1 month in
a directional mode and 1 month in an omnidirectional mode. Following 1 month of
use, subjects completed a number of objective and subjective measures of hearing
aid outcome. Objective and subjective data were analyzed across hearing aid and
hearing loss conditions. Subjects in all hearing loss groups exhibited better
performance in the directional conditions for objective speech-in-noise measures;
however, subjective data did not indicate a clear advantage for directional
amplification. Results and clinical implications are discussed.

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