title: Assistive devices for hard-of-hearing persons--distribution system and costs.
abstract: A system to provide hearing-impaired persons with adequate assistive devices is described. Investigation of 100 persons' recommended devices in 1985 shows that the system functions reasonably well. To secure provision of adequate devices, a system must be established to take care of all practical tasks. The mean expense to supply a hearing-impaired person with the assistive devices needed was found to be 764 pounds. Supplying elderly hearing-impaired persons with assistive devices may enable them to stay at home longer. The cost of the required assistive devices for a hearing-impaired person is on average approximately the same as for 8 days' stay in a nursing home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warland
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tonning
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D003145:Communication Methods, Total; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D004470:Economics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics