title: Use of a hearing assistance device in nursing homes.
abstract: An inexpensive hearing assistance device can improve communication with nursing home residents. In patients who do not have prescribed hearing aids or who are being audiologically evaluated, voice amplification with such a device facilitates initial assessment as well as ongoing care. Such devices are available at local consumer outlets for under $30, making them available to persons who are unable to afford more sophisticated models.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rizzolo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Snow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012682:Sensory Aids / Q000191:economics