Evaluation of aid satisfaction and quality of life of hearing aid patients

Hearing loss is a condition that can occur in people from birth, as well as a condition that can occur later in their lives. Hearing loss can occur after aging, exposure to noise, and various traumas. All people with hearing loss are candidates for using hearing aids. While most of the hearing loss patients do not use hearing aids, some of them state that their quality of life has increased by being very satisfied with the use of hearing aids. In this study, firstly, hearing phenomenon, ear anatomy and physiology, outer ear structure, middle ear structure, inner ear structure, hearing physiology, hearing loss and its levels, types were discussed. Then, information about the types of hearing loss is given. In the second part of the research, information about hearing aids is given. Relational screening model was used in this study. A total of 300 participants, 141 women and 159 men, participated in the research. Hearing Aid Satisfaction Levels of the participants and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale were used for the purpose of the study. As a result of the research, a significant relationship was found between the quality of life of individuals and the types of devices they use. A significant relationship was found between individuals' hearing aid experience, daily hearing aid use and hearing loss degrees, and hearing aid satisfaction levels and quality of life.