title: Self-reported benefits of hearing aids by the hearing impaired.
abstract: Benefits of hearing aids were studied in a group of 169 patients using an open-ended self-report approach. The overall pattern of benefits was qualitatively similar to the pattern of complaints reported by candidates for hearing aids (Golabek et al., 1988). The response pattern was related to the age and work of the hearing aid users, to the level of the hearing loss in the better ear and to the amount of use of the hearing aid.
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; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013067:Speech Perception; D013997:Time Factors