BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the ability of hearing aids to reduce the handicap associated with hearing impairment in adults. METHODS: Fifty adults aged over 60 who were supplied with an NHS hearing aid had their hearing handicap and communication function recorded at initial...
The models are developed/trained and evaluated on a large set of patient records from major NHS audiology centre in England. The two main questions which the models aim to address are: 1) What type of hearing aid (ITE/BTE) should be prescribed to the patient? and 2) Which factors ...
Background: Children born with permanent hearing loss have the opportunity to receive services earlier as a result of newborn hearing screening (NHS). We conducted a survey to address three aspects within the early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) process: (1) timeliness of service deliv...
The nurse claimed that Mary had had no contact with the specialist NHS service she receives treatment from for three years, whereas she had had at least 16 contacts with that service during that time, as a result of severe and debilitating ME. When she tried to explain this, the nurse “...
As the majority of prescriptions could be adequately improved using NHS hearing aids, the effects on the hearing aid budget would be relatively small. 展开 关键词: hearing aid prescription real ear insertion gain NAL formula DOI: 10.3109/03005369509076742 被引量: 33 ...
About 8.7 million people are deaf or hard of hearing in the United Kingdom. A third of the population has a significant hearing loss by the time they retire (fig 1). Half of these people could be helped by a simple hearing aid, but despite free NHS aids less than a quarter possess ...
We investigated 79 infants diagnosed as having bilateral hearing impairment according to further evaluation after newborn hearing screening (NHS) between 2000 and 2013. We categorized the infants into three groups according to the hearing threshold of the better ear by auditory; brainstain response eva...
Consumer choice for hearing aids and listening devices: newspaper advertisements for UK private sector provision Although there may appear to be a well-defined distinction between the National Health Service (NHS) and independent dispenser hearing aid provision, there ... L Ross,C Cathcart,P Lyon ...
There was inconsistency in the sources of funding and the reasons for referral, particularly regarding occupational therapy and the provision of aids and adaptations. Conclusions: The expertise of allied health-care professions available in UK hospital and domiciliary National Health Service (NHS) ...
He has just completed his training to become a 'healthcare practitioner'. This new role is about to be piloted at Kingston Hospital NHS Trust in Surrey and if it proves successful, could lead to a blueprint for a future breed of healthcare worker for the NHS. David is determined to ...