A key element to success in the implementation of any screening for a health condition is that an effective treatment is available, accessible, and complied with. As the main treatment for adult-onset hearing loss is hearing aids, but only about 25% of those who could benefit from hearing aids actually use them (e.g., Kochkin, 2000; Meister, et al., 2008), it is necessary to identify the factor...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids produce conducted radio frequency interference that can affect the use of personal FM systems, to quantify the nature of any such interference, and to discuss practical remedies. DESIGN Sixteen DSP hearing aids were used. Measurements were made of the spectral characteristics of any conducted radio frequency interfer...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Increases in older aged populations and exposure to complicated noise environments have increased the number of hearing-impaired patients, creating greater demands for hearing aids. We have assessed the reasons that individuals rejected wearing and returned properly prescribed hearing aids, as well as differences in individual factors between younger and elderly adults...

Hearing impairment has far-reaching consequences for affected individuals, in terms of quality of life indicators. In the public health care sector of South Africa the hearing-impaired population is faced with limited aural rehabilitation services. This study evaluated self-reported outcomes of aural rehabilitation in a group of adults in the public health care sector with a standardised outcom...

The speech-perception ability reported from profound hearing impaired persons using different technical aids: hearing aids, cochlear implants, or tactile aids, varies widely. A test-battery was constructed that consisted of segmental and suprasegmental tasks and speech tracking. Two presentation modalities were used, vision only and visual information supplemented with the assistive device. Dea...

Introduction Presbycusis is a consequence of aging. Prescription of hearing aids is part of the treatment, although the prevalence of use by elderly people is still small. Objective To verify whether or not self-assessment of hearing is a predictor for purchase of hearing aids. Methods Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, and observational study. Participants were subjects who sought a p...

Hearing aids. Despite technological advancements, hearing aids continue to be the most common intervention for hearing loss. However, for a variety of practical and psychological reasons, people fitted with hearing aids often stop using them. In the UK, volunteers who often wear hearing aids themselves have supported NHS patients’ use of hearing aids and a Bristol research team recently sought ...

OBJECTIVES In many countries including the United Kingdom, hearing aids are a first line of audiologic intervention for many people with tinnitus and aidable hearing loss. Nevertheless, there is a lack of high quality evidence to support that they are of benefit for tinnitus, and wide variability in their use in clinical practice especially for people with mild hearing loss. The aim of this stu...