Hearing loss among elderly people and access to hearing aids: a cross-sectional study from a rural area in Germany.

Birgit Didczuneit-SandhopKatarzyna JóźwiakManja JolieJosefine HoldysMichael Hauptmann

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

Hearing loss is common among elderly people in the study area and many people in rural areas in Germany may not be properly supplied with hearing aids due to lack of hearing aid specialists and/or ENT physicians close to their residence. Interventions to improve this situation are urgently required.

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