Hearing Aid Outcomes and Audiometric Profiles for 22,694 Patients

Supplementary Material for 'From Hearing Patterns to Functional Outcomes' contains data from a retrospective analysis of 22,694 adults aged 50–90 fitted with hearing aids across 780 French audiology centers from 2018–2021. The dataset supports research into how eight predefined audiometric profiles predict improvements in speech reception thresholds in quiet and noise. It demonstrates that audiogram shape provides predictive value beyond traditional pure-tone average measures.

Use Cases

• Predicting speech-in-noise improvement based on mid-to-high frequency thresholds (2–6 kHz).
• Stratifying patients into optimization pathways (e.g., for 'Ski Slope' or 'Advanced Presbycusis' profiles).
• Evaluating the added predictive value of categorical audiogram profile membership beyond continuous audiometric data.
• Identifying key clinical predictors (e.g., low-frequency thresholds, follow-up appointments) for speech perception in quiet.

Strengths

• Large-scale clinical data covering 22,694 patients from 780 centers, providing substantial statistical power.
• Data is annotated with eight clinically defined audiometric profiles, enabling profile-stratified analysis.
• Clear temporal coverage from 2018 to 2021, representing recent clinical practice.

Limitations

• Column names and a precise row count are not provided in the available metadata, limiting understanding of the data structure.
• The dataset is described as supplementary material (likely a PDF), which may limit direct analysis of the underlying raw data.
• Geographic coverage is limited to France, which may affect generalizability to other populations.

Provenance

Source

figshare admin karger

Collection Method

Retrospective analysis of patient records from French audiology centers.

Time Range

2018–2021

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-19.

Geography

France