Development of a Visual Faces Scale for Adults with Hearing Loss: The Facial Scale of Hearing Difficulty
Abstract
Background: In busy clinics, audiologists can benefit from brief, patient-centered tools to identify those with hearing difficulties. Pure-tone and speech audiometry measures, as well as self-report measures, require time and significant patient engagement. Visual analog scales have been used in health care as an accessible and simple way to understand patients' multifaceted experiences. Purpose: To develop and test a brief, facial-based visual instrument, the Facial Scale for Hearing Difficulty (FSHD), that could provide a clinically useful complement to traditional diagnostic testing. Research Design: Correlational. Study Sample: Twenty-three adults with hearing profiles ranging from normal hearing (defined as -10 to
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
Hearing
Cochlea
Tinnitus
Genetics
Hearing Impairment and Communication
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
- Publisher
- American Academy of Audiology
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 235–242
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN