title: When is it appropriate to prescribe hearing aids for patients ... and when not?
abstract: There are many factors which enter into the decision about why, where, and when to prescribe hearing aids. The key questions that must be answered to make this determination are outlined here.
authors.affiliation: Hearing Assessment Center, Lutherville, MD.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D006310:Hearing Aids; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans