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Utilization Of Hearing Aids For The Underprivileged At Sisaket Hospital Under Thai Red Cross Hearing Aids Project, Kanda Limitlaohaphan
Utilization Of Hearing Aids For The Underprivileged At Sisaket Hospital Under Thai Red Cross Hearing Aids Project, Kanda Limitlaohaphan
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: As the second-most prevalent disability in Thailand, mitigating the effects of hearing loss can have wide-ranging benefits. Despite the availability of hearing aids, its usage remains low. Objective: This research aimed to study factors related to utilization of hearing aids: age, gender, level of education, degree of hearing loss, understanding of usage and maintenance, and attitudes towards its use. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 30 hearing loss patients of the Thai Red Cross (TRC) Hearing Aids Project for the Underprivileged, Sisaket Hospital, Sisaket Province, Thailand (here in after referred to as “TRC Hearing Aids Project”) by face-to-face …