title: Problems of the hearing impaired in Poland.
abstract: Auditory disability was studied in a group of 140 Polish hearing aid candidates using an oral presentation of the problem questionnaire of Barcham and Stephens (1980). The overall pattern of problems reported by Polish hearing-impaired patients was similar to that found among English respondents. Some difference in the prevalence of the problems emerged which may result from the different socio-economic situations in the two countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Academy of Medicine, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Golabek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowakowska
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siwiec
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D013067:Speech Perception