Preconceptions and expectations of older adults about getting hearing aids

Solheim, Jorunn

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s14949

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“…Hearing-aid use was directly related to the severity of measured HI, with the highest utilization in men and women with more severe hearing loss, consistent with earlier studies (Chien & Lin, 2012; Lee et al, 1991; Popelka et al, 1998; Gopinath et al, 2011; Nash et al, 2013). In multivariable analyses, age was not a significant factor, whereas severity of measured hearing loss and perception of hearing ability were the most consistent and significant factors associated with hearing-aid use in men and in women, corroborating results from community-based studies and targeted investigations probing help-seeking factors in hearing-impaired individuals (Hartley et al, 2010; Gopinath et al, 2011; Garstecki & Erler, 1998; Southall, Gagne & Leroux, 2006; Solheim, 2011; Meyer et al, 2014; Laplante-Levesque et al, 2012). …”

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Sex-specific predictors of hearing-aid use in older persons: The age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study

Fisher

Hoffman

et al. 2015

International Journal of Audiology

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Objective We estimate the prevalence of hearing-aid use in Iceland and identify sex-specific factors associated with use. Design Population-based cohort study. Study sample A total of 5172 age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study (AGES-RS) participants, aged 67 to 96 years (mean age 76.5 years), who completed air-conduction and pure-tone audiometry. Results Hearing-aid use was reported by 23.0% of men and 15.9% of women in the cohort, although among participants with at least moderate hearing loss in the better ear (pure-tone average [PTA] of thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz ≥ 35 dB hearing level [HL]) it was 49.9% and did not differ by sex. Self-reported hearing loss was the strongest predictor of hearing-aid use in men [OR: 2.68 (95% CI: 1.77, 4.08)] and women [OR: 3.07 (95% CI: 1.94, 4.86)], followed by hearing loss severity based on audiometry. Having diabetes or osteoarthritis were significant positive predictors of use in men, whereas greater physical activity and unimpaired cognitive status were important in women. Conclusions Hearing-aid use was comparable in Icelandic men and women with moderate or greater hearing loss. Self-recognition of hearing loss was the factor most predictive of hearing-aid use; other influential factors differed for men and women.

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Sex-specific predictors of hearing-aid use in older persons: The age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study

Fisher

Hoffman

et al. 2015

International Journal of Audiology

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“…In einer Studie aus Norwegen wurden 174 Patienten einer Warteliste von 193 Personen für Hörgeräteanpassung nach ihren Erwartungen in Bezug auf die Hörgeräte gefragt [39]. Die Patienten waren alle älter als 65 Jahre.…”

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Hoppe

Hesse

2017

Laryngo-Rhino-Otol

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Hearing loss can be caused by a number of different pathological conditions. Some of them can be successfully treated, mainly by surgery, depending on the individual's disease process. However, the treatment of chronic sensorineural hearing loss with damaged cochlear structures usually needs hearing rehabilitation by means of technical amplification. During the last 2 decades tremendous improvements in hearing aid technology led to a higher quality in the hearing rehabilitation process. For example, due to sophisticated signal processing the acoustic feedback path could be reduced and hence open fitting options are available for even more subjects. In particular for high-frequency hearing loss the use of open fitting is an option. Both the users' acceptance and the perceived sound quality were significantly increased by open fittings.However, we are still faced with a low level of readiness in many hearing impaired subjects to accept acoustic amplification. Since ENT specialists play a key-role in hearing aid provision, they should promote early hearing aid rehabilitation and include this in the counselling even in subjects with mild and moderate hearing loss. Recent investigations demonstrated the benefit of early hearing aid use in this group of patients since this may help to reduce subsequent damages as auditory deprivation, social isolation, development of dementia, and cognitive decline. For subjects with tinnitus, hearing aids may also support masking by environmental sounds and enhance cortical inhibition.The present paper describes the latest development of hearing aid technology and the current state of the art for amplification modalities. Implications for both hearing aid indication and provision are discussed.

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“… 22 A study suggested that less-positive expectations and more problem-oriented preconceptions among subjects with mild hearing loss might explain why hearing aids are used scarcely. 23 Such attitudes and expectations of people with hearing loss may have been formed by various societal factors, such as exposure to media and information found on the Internet. 24 …”

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Social representation of hearing aids: cross-cultural study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the United Kingdom

Manchaiah¹,

Danermark²,

Vinay³

et al. 2015

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BackgroundThe current study was aimed at understanding the social representation of hearing aids in India, Iran, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. We also compared these results to explore the cross-cultural differences and similarities among these countries.MethodsThe study involved a cross-sectional design, and the data were collected from four different countries using the snowball sampling method. Data were analyzed using a content analysis to identify the most-similar categories of responses reported, a co-occurrences analysis to see which of these categories are reported commonly, and a chi-square analysis to study if there was any association between positive, neutral, and negative connotations among participants in different countries.ResultsThe current study revealed four different social representations of hearing aids from India, Iran, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, and also a global index.ConclusionThe study results provide very useful insights into how hearing aids are represented in the society. These findings may have important implications for public education and also for manufacturers from the viewpoint of designing and marketing hearing aids in different countries.

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Preconceptions and expectations of older adults about getting hearing aids

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Sex-specific predictors of hearing-aid use in older persons: The age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study

Sex-specific predictors of hearing-aid use in older persons: The age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study

Hörgeräte: Indikationen, Technologie, Anpassung und Qualitätskontrolle

Social representation of hearing aids: cross-cultural study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the United Kingdom

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