title: Hearing aids & hearing deterioration.
abstract: The literature contains articles which report that the deterioration of hearing is increased by the use of hearing aids, and others which show that there is no increase. The results of our experience with 261 patients over a ten-year period show that there is no increase in hearing loss in the aided ear which can be attributed to the use of a hearing aid.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged