Management of the hearing-impaired adults in Singapore

A preliminary study to investigate that the pure-tone air-conduction hearing threshold level which is not an accurate index of amplification need profile applies to the hearing-impaired population in Singapore. Results obtained from a sample of twenty users of monaural amplification indicate that the hearing-impaired patients showed a significant reduction in communication difficulties with their hearing aids and are overall satisfied with their monaural amplification despite certain problems with background noise, regardless of the severity of their hearing losses.