Reported & Perceived Benefits- Body worn Hearing aids in Elderly Users - Study on self-report and perception by family members

This book aimed at understanding the benefit of using body worn hearing aids by elderly hearing aid users in India; to develop possible strategies for rise in benefit and promote functional assessment of successful hearing aid use at regular intervals. The body worn hearing aids are outdated and not used in many nations of the world. However, affordability is a bigger factor of all, especially in developing countries, where it over takes social stigma of appearance, in compared to ear-level hearing aids. Along with technological advancements to be utilized in producing low cost devices, there is need for orientation to hearing aid use and counselling to individual and family members.

About the author

Er. Mayank Awasthi arbeitet derzeit als Assistenzprofessor im Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen am Jodhpur Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). Er hat seinen B.Tech am Anand Engineering College, Agra, das der Technischen Universität von Uttar Pradesh angegliedert ist, gemacht und seinen M.Tech am NIT Agartala in Umwelttechnik erworben.

Product details

• Authors: Mayan Awasthi, Mayank Awasthi, S G Prakash, S G R Prakash, S. G. R. Prakash, Venkat Rama Prusty, Venkat Raman Prusty
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9783659747649
• ISBN: 978-3-659-74764-9
• No. of pages: 84
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science