An earmold for the geriatric patient.
This article describes a rehabilitation innovation for the elderly hearing-impaired patient. To minimize the problem of lack of fine finger dexterity in the elderly, an earmold was designed with a small handle. A brief description of the design is provided. A case study describes the usefulness of this earmold.
D000368:Aged; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male