Self-Fitting Versus Professional-Fitting Hearing Aids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Ebraheem Albazee, Hajar Alismail, Noof Albannai, Yaqoub Yousef Alenezi, Abdullah M. Alharran, Maya Yassir H. Ibrahim, Durar Ahmed Aljishi, Ahmed Abu-Zaid

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DOI: 10.3390/audiolres16050139
Published: 2026-09-19
Container: Audiology Research
Publisher: MDPI AG
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@article{allodium:10.3390/audiolres16050139,
  title = {Self-Fitting Versus Professional-Fitting Hearing Aids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials},
  author = {Ebraheem Albazee and Hajar Alismail and Noof Albannai and Yaqoub Yousef Alenezi and Abdullah M. Alharran and Maya Yassir H. Ibrahim and Durar Ahmed Aljishi and Ahmed Abu-Zaid},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Audiology Research},
  doi = {10.3390/audiolres16050139},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres16050139}
}

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TI  - Self-Fitting Versus Professional-Fitting Hearing Aids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
AU  - Ebraheem Albazee
AU  - Hajar Alismail
AU  - Noof Albannai
AU  - Yaqoub Yousef Alenezi
AU  - Abdullah M. Alharran
AU  - Maya Yassir H. Ibrahim
AU  - Durar Ahmed Aljishi
AU  - Ahmed Abu-Zaid
PY  - 2026
JO  - Audiology Research
DO  - 10.3390/audiolres16050139
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Albazee, E., Alismail, H., Albannai, N., Alenezi, Y. Y., Alharran, A. M., Ibrahim, M. Y. H., Aljishi, D. A., & Abu-Zaid, A. (2026). Self-Fitting Versus Professional-Fitting Hearing Aids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Audiology Research. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres16050139

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