In Brief:
This study examined associations between objective and subjective measures of hearing difficulties and subjective fatigue in a sample (n=149) of adults seeking help for their hearing difficulties. Better-ear, pure tone average, hearing thresholds, and the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (or Adults) were used to quantify objective and subjective hearing difficulties, respectively. Compared to normative data, severe fatigue and severely low vigor were more common in adults seeking help for hearing difficulties. Surprisingly, no association between degree of hearing loss and fatigue was observed. In contrast, there were strong positive associations between subjective hearing difficulties and all fatigue domains.
