Perception of hearing status, communication, and hearing aids among socially active older individuals

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-42

  Rawool, Vishakha W ^a   Keihl, Jessica M ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Audiology Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Auditory; Hearing; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Older

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; AGE; AWARENESS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AWARENESS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 48649085885     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0004     Document Type: Article

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