{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T23:12:02Z","timestamp":1790291522054,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"American Academy of Audiology","issue":"10","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["j am acad audiol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2010,11,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold>Hearing loss is a common sensory impairment experienced by older persons. Evidence shows that the use of hearing aids and\/or assistive listening devices (ALDs) can benefit those with a hearing loss but that historically the uptake and use of these technologies has\n remained relatively low compared with the number of people who report a hearing loss.<jats:bold>Purpose:<\/jats:bold>The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, usage, and factors associated with the use of hearing aids and ALDs in an older representative Australian population.<jats:bold>Research Design:<\/jats:bold>A\n population-based survey.<jats:bold>Study Sample:<\/jats:bold>A total of 2956 persons out of 3914 eligible people between the ages of 49 and 99\u2005yr (mean age 67.4\u2005yr), living in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, completed a hearing study conducted from 1997 to 2003.<jats:bold>Data Collection and Analysis:<\/jats:bold>Hearing\n levels were assessed using pure tone audiometry, and subjects were administered a comprehensive hearing survey by audiologists, which included questions about hearing aid and ALD usage. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with hearing aid and ALD usage.<jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>Of\n the surveyed population, 33% had a hearing loss as measured in the better ear. 4.4% had used an ALD in the past 12 mo, and 11% owned a hearing aid. Of current hearing aid owners, 24% never used their aids. ALD and hearing aid usage were found to be associated with increasing age, hearing loss,\n and self-perceived hearing disability.<jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>These results indicate that hearing aid ownership and ALD usage remains low in the older population. Given the significant proportion of older people who self-report and have a measured hearing loss, it is possible that more could be\n helped through the increased use of hearing aid and\/or ALD technology. Greater efforts are needed to promote the benefits of these technologies and to support their use among older people with hearing loss.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3766\/jaaa.21.10.4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,4,14]],"date-time":"2011-04-14T09:52:33Z","timestamp":1302774753000},"page":"642-653","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":164,"title":["Use of Hearing Aids and Assistive Listening Devices in an Older Australian Population"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"David","family":"Hartley","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Rochtchina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philip","family":"Newall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maryanne","family":"Golding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Mitchell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2087","container-title":["Journal of the American Academy of Audiology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/aaa\/jaaa\/2010\/00000021\/00000010\/art00006","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,6]],"date-time":"2025-02-06T07:59:56Z","timestamp":1738828796000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/10.3766\/jaaa.21.10.4"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2010,11,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"10","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2010,11,1]]}},"alternative-id":["1050-0545(20101101)21:10L.642;1-"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3766\/jaaa.21.10.4","relation":{},"ISSN":["1050-0545"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1050-0545","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2010,11,1]]}}}