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Review
. 2020 Feb;41(1):6-20.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1701242. Epub 2020 Feb 10.

Factors Influencing Hearing Aid Adoption

Lindsey Jorgensen  1 , Michelle Novak  1
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Review

Factors Influencing Hearing Aid Adoption

Lindsey Jorgensen et al. Semin Hear. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

In the field of audiology, change is inevitable: changes in technologies with hearing devices, changes in consumer knowledge, and changes in consumer-driven solutions. With these changes, the audiologist must adapt to meet the needs of the consumer. There are potential predictors that the audiologist could use to determine who is more likely to pursue and use amplification; by using these data, the audiologists may increase their productivity and increase patient satisfaction. The goal of this article is to investigate the MarkeTrak 10 (MT10) data to determine the trends in adoption and use of hearing aids as well as examine predictive factors that can be used to determine hearing aid adoption.

Keywords: hearing aid adoption; hearing aid use; satisfaction.

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Figure 1
Hearing aid adoption rate by age.
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Hearing difficulty by age.
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Figure 3
Reported level of hearing loss by hearing aid purchase.
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Figure 4
Reported likelihood of purchasing hearing aids in the next 2 years.
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Figure 5
Motivation to seek a solution to hearing loss based on who recommended it.
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Figure 6
Average number of years after noticing a hearing loss to seek solution.
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Figure 7
Reported journey to hearing aid adoption.
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Figure 8
Reported rates of hearing and memory concerns.
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Figure 9
Reported amplification product adoption rate. Abbreviations: HA, hearing aid; PSAP, personal sound amplification product.
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Figure 10
Reported level of satisfaction with hearing health care professional (HHCP).
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