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Patient quality of life with bone-anchored hearing aid: 10-year experience in Glasgow, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2009

A T M Mace ,
A Isa  and
L D Cooke
A T M Mace*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, UK
A Isa
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
L D Cooke
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr A Mace, 124 Novar Drive, Hyndland, Glasgow G12 9SY, Scotland, UK. E-mail: alastairmace@btinternet.com
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Abstract

Objectives:

This study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of the bone-anchored hearing aid and its impact on the quality of life of patients fitted in Glasgow between 1996 and 2006.

Method:

The Entific Medical Systems questionnaire and the Glasgow Benefit Inventory were posted to patients in order to assess their satisfaction and quality of life changes.

Results:

Sixty adult patients were identified, with a questionnaire response rate of 63 per cent. Thirty-two respondents (85 per cent) reported using their bone-anchored hearing aid for more than eight hours per day. Twenty-nine respondents (75 per cent) found their bone-anchored hearing aid to be generally better than their previous, conventional aid. Twenty-seven respondents (71 per cent) reported that their bone-anchored hearing aid improved their quality of life. The median total Glasgow Benefit Inventory score was +33.3.

Conclusions:

Bone-anchored hearing aid usage rates and satisfaction levels were high amongst patients in Glasgow. Glasgow Benefit Inventory indices were comparable to published findings from other centres. Despite this, bone-anchored hearing aid funding is still not universally available within the National Health Service in Scotland.

Keywords

Hearing AidsQuality Of LifeImplants And ProsthesesGreat Britain
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 9 , September 2009 , pp. 964 - 968
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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