The Use and Disuse of Medresco Hearing Aids

A representative sample of 200 patients attending the Manchester Audiology Clinic for issue of a hearing aid were investigated at the time of issue and after an interval of 6/8 weeks to try and determine the factors involved in the degree of use ultimately made of the instrument. For this sample none of the factors was found to be significantly associated with the degree of use observed at follow up, but the major conclusion was that some form of review, preferably a visit to the patient at home, should be a part of the system for supply of Medresco Aids.