Consensus on hearing aid candidature and fitting for mild hearing loss, with and without tinnitus: Delphi review

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 417-429

  Sereda, Magdalena ^a,b   Hoare, Derek J ^a,b   Nicholson, Richard ^b   Smith, Sandra ^a,b   Hall, Deborah A ^a,b  

^a Queen Mary University of London and Barts NIHR BRC NHS Trust National Institute for Health and Care Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi review; Hearing aids; Mild hearing loss; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMPLICATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROSTHETIC FITTING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84936986076     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000140     Document Type: Article

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