title: Why patients choose to purchase a hearing aid privately.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hidden Hearing Ltd., Cardiff.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rendell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vinton
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Croucher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom