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We know little about the patient experience of living with hearing loss and their views on the quality of the audiology service. In this study, we will develop and validate the first patient-reported experience measure (PREM) to understand patients\u2019 experiences of living with hearing loss and their healthcare interactions with audiology services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We will develop the PREM in three phases: (1) development of PREM prototype (items\/statements) derived from previous qualitative work and narrative review, (2) cognitive interview testing of the PREM prototype using a \u2018think aloud\u2019 technique to examine the acceptability and comprehensibility of the tool and refine accordingly and (3) psychometric testing of the modified PREM with 300 participants to assess the reliability and validity of the tool using Rasch analyses with sequential item reduction. Eligible participants will be young people and adults aged 16 years and over who have hearing loss. Participants will be recruited from three clinical sites located in England (Bath, Bristol) and Scotland (Tayside) and non-clinical settings (eg, lip-reading classes, residential care settings, national charity links, social media).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was approved by the West of Scotland Research Ethics Service (approval date: 6 May 2022; ref: 22\/WS\/0057) and the Health Research Authority and Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) Approval (approval date: 14 June 2022; IRAS project ID: 308816). Findings will be shared with our patient and public involvement groups, academics, audiology communities and services and local commissioners via publications and presentations. 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