[Care of hearing in the elderly in Akershus. Use of hearing aids].
The daily use of hearing aids was investigated in two groups of persons over 70 years of age. One group received only initial instruction in the use of the hearing aid. In this group only six of the 35 patients used their hearing aid every day or on most days. In the other group, which received a further audiopedagogical follow-up, the corresponding figure was 48 out of 61. Better cooperation between the primary health care and ear-nose-and throat-departments/specialists may lead to a better audiopedagogical follow-up of these patients.
Winther
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FO
Ore-nese-halsavdelingen, Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
Molven
A M
AM
Hanche-Olsen
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S
Tvete
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D000368:Aged; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway
Hørselomsorg blant eldre i Akershus. Bruksfrekvens av høreapparat.