Kyle J G, Wood P L
Br J Audiol. 1984 Nov;18(4):211-6. doi: 10.3109/03005368409078950.
Research on adjustment to hearing-aid use has in the past mostly focused on hours of use by patients and drawn its sample mainly from the retired population. Although this has given us a framework for developing a counselling service, it does not in itself give an indication of optimal levels of use nor of situations for use in the population who have to use hearing aids at work. This study collected data on hearing-aid use from a sample of people aged between 25 and 55 years who fell into four categories of recency of fitting of a hearing aid. As well as finding differences in the satisfaction with levels of support, there were differences in favour of greater use of the aid at work than at home. Strikingly, while embarrassment in use had declined over time, actual use of the aid was also reported as declining. Clearly, the adjustment process to hearing-aid use is determined by a whole series of personal and situational factors. It is these subjective factors which need to be considered when counselling services are being planned.
过去，关于助听器使用适应性的研究主要集中在患者的使用时长上，且样本主要取自退休人群。尽管这为我们提供了开展咨询服务的框架，但它本身既未表明最佳使用水平，也未表明必须在工作中使用助听器的人群的使用场景。本研究从年龄在25至55岁之间、分为助听器佩戴近期程度四类的人群样本中收集了助听器使用数据。除了发现对支持水平的满意度存在差异外，还发现工作中比在家中更倾向于更多地使用助听器。引人注目的是，虽然使用时的尴尬感随时间有所下降，但报告的助听器实际使用情况也在下降。显然，助听器使用的适应过程由一系列个人和情境因素决定。在规划咨询服务时，需要考虑的正是这些主观因素。
