Low cost multi-use hearing aid

Stethoscopes with hearing aid use: Case studies

INTRODUCTION  Description for using stethoscopes adapted to hearing aids. AIM  To describe the adaptation of HAs to stethoscopes used by 2 students in the health field with bilateral hearing impairment. CASE REPORTS  Two subjects with hearing loss had their stethoscopes coupled to HAs because of the individual requirements of their professions (healthcare) to perform auscultation. CONCLUS...

Hearing-aid outcome measured following one month of hearing aid use by the elderly.

This study reports the results of a large number of hearing-aid outcome measures obtained from 173 elderly hearing-aid wearers following one month of hearing-aid use. All participants in this study were fit binaurally with identical full-concha in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids having linear Class-D amplifiers with output-limiting compression. Outcome measures included several measures of speech re...

A naturalistic approach to assessing hearing aid candidacy and motivating hearing aid use.

BACKGROUND Although the benefits of amplification for persons with impaired hearing are well established, many potential candidates do not obtain and use hearing aids. In some cases, this is because the individual is not convinced that amplification will be of sufficient benefit in those everyday listening situations where he or she is experiencing difficulties. PURPOSE To describe the develo...

Clinical trial of a low-cost, high power compression hearing aid

hearing aid use in patients with presbyacusis: a questionnaire survey

the acceptability of hearing aids in people with presbyacusis has been improved but assessment of whether there is a need for more counseling to increase the number of regular hearing-aid users seems to be important. the aim of this study was to determine if the hearing aid was worn regularly and over a long period of time in people with presbyacusis. a questionnaire survey of patients with pre...