Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Adoption by Adults With High-Frequency Hearing Loss: The Beaver Dam Offspring Study.

Jacqueline M WeyckerLauren K DillardAlex PintoMary E FischerKaren J CruickshanksTed S Tweed

Published in: American journal of audiology (2021)

Hearing aid adoption rates were low. Hearing sensitivity, socioeconomic status, and measures of the impact of HL on daily life were associated with adoption. Provider awareness of associated factors can contribute to timely and appropriate intervention.

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