Prevalence and predictors of self-reported hearing aid use and benefit in Norway: the HUNT study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge on hearing aid use and benefit is important to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. We aimed to assess prevalence and predictors of hearing aid use and benefit in Norway, as well as possible birth cohort changes.

Methods

We analyzed two large cross-sectional, population-based hearing surveys of 63,182 adults in 1996-1998 and 2017-2019 (the HUNT study). We used multivariable regression models to examine independent predictors of hearing aid use and benefit, including demography, hearing-related variables, known risk factors for hearing loss and birth cohort.

Results

The nationally weighted hearing aid use in the adult population increased from 4.2% in 1997 to 5.8% in 2018. The use among individuals with disabling hearing loss (≥ 35 dB HL) in

SUBMITTER: Engdahl B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10867996 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature