Olsen W O
Postgrad Med. 1984 Sep 1;76(3):189-95, 198. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1984.11698725.
Many persons with sensorineural hearing loss can benefit from wearing a hearing aid. Of the approximately 1 million hearing aids sold in the United States in 1983, more than half were purchased by persons over age 65. Persons with presbycusis should have audiologic and otologic evaluations to determine whether medical or surgical treatment is possible and, if not, whether they can benefit from hearing aid use. The patient can better assess the benefits of hearing aid use by using an appropriately selected hearing aid on a trial basis. Patients and their families also benefit from receiving suggestions for easing communication difficulties.
许多感音神经性听力损失患者可以通过佩戴助听器受益。1983年在美国售出的约100万台助听器中，超过一半是由65岁以上的人购买的。患有老年性聋的人应该进行听力学和耳科学评估，以确定是否可以进行药物或手术治疗，如果不能，则确定他们是否能从使用助听器中受益。患者可以通过试用适当选择的助听器来更好地评估使用助听器的益处。患者及其家人也能从获得缓解沟通困难的建议中受益。
