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Self\u2010report hearing without hearing aids (excellent, good, a little trouble, moderate trouble, a lot of trouble) and hearing aid use (yes, no) were collected. Weighted Poisson regression models adjusted for sociodemographic and health covariates were used to estimate prevalence rate ratios (PRRs) of satisfaction with care by hearing loss and hearing aid use.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 137,216 participants (mean age 50.9 years, 56% female, 12% black), representing 77.2 million Americans in the weighted model, 19% reported trouble hearing. Those with good (PRR\u2009=\u20091.20, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.18\u20101.23), a little trouble (PRR\u2009=\u20091.27, 95% CI, 1.23\u20101.31), moderate trouble (PRR\u2009=\u20091.29, 95% CI, 1.24\u20101.35), and a lot of trouble hearing (PRR\u2009=\u20091.26, 95% CI, 1.18\u20101.33) had a higher prevalence rate of suboptimal satisfaction with care relative to those with excellent hearing. Among all participants with trouble hearing, hearing aid users had a 17% decrease in the prevalence rate of suboptimal satisfaction with care (PRR\u2009=\u20090.83, 95% CI, 0.78\u20100.88) compared to nonusers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Hearing loss decreases patient satisfaction with health care, which is tied to Medicare hospital reimbursement models. 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