title: Recent trends in the selection and fitting of hearing aids.
abstract: A large segment of the hearing impaired population does not utilize amplification. this paper reviews several factors which may account for the under-utilization of hearing aids by the hearing impaired population. In addition, this paper reviews several recent developments in procedures used to select and fit hearing aids.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valente
mesh_terms: D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans