Degree of satisfaction among hearing aid users

introduction: hearing loss (hl) is defined as the complete or partial loss of hearing ability. aims: to characterize (1) the degree of satisfaction among adult and elderly hearing aid (ha) users who were treated by a public hearing health service and (2) the relationship between satisfaction and the variables of gender, age, degree of hl, and type of ha. method: the clinical and experimental study included the administration of the satisfaction with amplification in daily life (sadl) questionnaire to 110 patients who had used has for more than 3 months and were 18 years of age or older. results: test patients were sex-balanced (48% were women) and had a mean age of 67 years. a relatively high incidence of sensorineural moderate hl was detected in the study patients (66%) and device b was the most commonly used ha type (48%). no significant differences were evident between ha satisfaction and sex. the importance placed on services/costs and personal image varied between age groups. correlation was evident at all levels between user satisfaction and amplification. decreased satisfaction was observed in individuals with severe and/or profound hl. the type of ha used yielded statistically significant differences in the positive effects referring. conclusion: no correlations were evident between the different factors proposed. ha users exhibited high levels of satisfaction in all sadl areas.