Why patients choose to purchase a hearing aid privately.
A questionnaire survey was undertaken of patients who had recently purchased a private hearing aid. They were asked their reasons for choosing a private aid in preference to an NHS aid. Cosmetic considerations and the failings of Health Service provisions were the most commonly cited reasons.
Rendell
R J
RJ
Hidden Hearing Ltd., Cardiff.
Williams
G
G
Vinton
M
M
Croucher
L
L
D000368:Aged; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom