The problem “Around 40% of adults who are fitted with hearing aids don’t use them”, in order to help understand these 3 answerable questions are to be formulated. One of these questions will then be selected and a literature search carried out to support it.
Question 1
For compliance in hearing aid use, does counselling during the audiology appointment positively affect the outcome?
There has been a shift towards more patient centred counselling approaches within audiology to help ensure positive outcomes , the counselling aspect of a hearing aid fitting, forms an essential tool in potential patient outcome.
Current protocols within audiology based on ‘Nice Guidelines Hearing Loss in Adults, Assessment and management have enabled NHS trusts across the country develop their own interdepartmental guidelines these are mirrored by the UK based British Academy of Audiology who form part of a registration body for UK based clinicians,
Does Real Ear Measurement during hearing aid fitting, provide a better outcome compared to those patients who did not have REM?
Alongside a systematic review carried out by REM or Real Ear Measurement is also an important factor in patient satisfaction and in turn the compliance to hearing aid
Do Virtual follow up appointments provide as much benefit/patient compliance as face-to-face appointments?
