title: [Care of hearing in the elderly in Akershus. Needs and provisions].
abstract: 543 persons over 70 years of age and living in Akershus county near Oslo were offered a hearing test at the local health centre. 495 (91%) were tested. The test revealed that 111 (22.4%) needed a hearing aid. 52 (10.5%) of these already had a hearing aid. Most of those who required a hearing aid (97.3%) belonged to the group with subjective hearing problems. It is concluded that good health care for the elderly also includes a hearing test for persons with a hearing problem, and provision of a hearing aid if necessary. It is important that also this part of the health care is provided locally.
authors.affiliation: Ore-nese-halsavdelingen, Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Winther
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanche-Olsen
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Poppe
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tvete
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway
vernacular_title: Hørselomsorg for eldre i Akershus. Behov og behovsdekning.