Communicating with assistive listening devices and age-related hearing loss: Perceptions of older Australians

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 119-131

  Aberdeen, Lucinda ^a   Fereiro, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b Independent Research Consultant   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Aged care; Assistive listening technology; Hearing aid satisfaction; Hearing rehabilitation; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85047285300     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2014.11081913     Document Type: Article

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