RT Book, Section
A1 Sweetow, Robert W.
A1 Cascia, Troy
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 55771874
T1 Chapter 55. Aural Rehabilitation & Hearing AIDS
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162439-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55771874
RD 2024/04/23
AB There  has  been  much  cynicism  regarding  the  value  of  hearing  aids.  However,  a  study  published  in  JAMA  confirmed  what  audiologists  have  recognized  for  decades:  Hearing  aids  do  indeed  provide  substantial  benefit  and  reduce  communication  problems.  The  National  Council  on  Aging  study  on  the  impact  of  untreated  hearing  loss  in  over  2000  hearing-impaired  adults  and  their  significant  others  indicated  that  individuals  with  untreated  hearing  loss  were  more  likely  to  report  depression,  anxiety,  and  paranoia,  and  less  likely  to  participate  in  organized  social  activities  compared  to  those  who  wear  hearing  aids.  Other  studies  have  indicated  that  hearing  aid  use  is  associated  with  significant  improvements  in  the  social,  psychological,  emotional,  and  physical  aspects  of  the  lives  of  hearing-impaired  persons  with  all  degrees  of  hearing  loss.