Comprehensive hearing aid program within an ear, nose, and throat office

Hearing aid dispensing within an otolaryngological/audiological clinic is a well accepted fact, and offers total hearing care in a professional setting. The effectiveness of such a program as to wearing habits and acceptance of services rendered, to my knowledge, has not been studied. This paper discussed data obtained from a questionnaire sent out to 1100 hearing aid patients. The questionnaire was designed to study satisfaction with clinic services and costs, acceptance and adjustment, communication abilities and wearing habits. Statistical analysis was performed by the Department of Biometry at LSU Shreveport. The information received is valuable in determining when hearing aids are most helpful and least helpful and brings out some factors which should influence one in determining who should and should not be fitted with amplification.