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The information in this article regarding aural rehabilitation was obtained directly and indirectly from aged persons with impaired hearing, from their families, and from nurses and assistants in several nursing homes and extended care facilities. Although many elderly persons with auditory deficits have had successful experiences with hearing aids, many others have not. The possible reasons are discussed, as are ways of overcoming prevalent negative attitudes by study of the psychosocial aspects and the careful assessment of individual patients by qualified personnel.
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Curtis E. Weiss (1973) studied this question.
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