Hearing aids: expectations and satisfaction of people with an intellectual disability, a descriptive pilot study

Abstract

Adults with ID may have explicit ideas and wishes about hearing aids and, if specifically asked, are capable of expressing these. Given information should be checked and repeated. In satisfaction with hearing aids, comparable elements may play a role as in the general population: benefit, cosmetics, sound quality/acoustics, comfort/ease of use, and service delivery. These findings, however, are from a small-scale study. Additional research is necessary to find out whether they are applicable more generally.

Exploring experiences and understandings of pain in adults with intellectual disabilities

“…); (4) a group programme aimed at enabling people with ID to better access primary health care (Webb & Stanton ), which resulted in increased awareness of symptoms of illness, and improved language to describe experiences and symptoms including pain; (5) a study on reporting of pain among adults with severe ID and their carers (Turk et al . ); and (6) a study on pain associated with hearing aids (Meuwese‐Jongejeugd et al ., ).…”

Eliciting perceptions of satisfaction with services and supports from persons with intellectual disability and developmental disabilities: a review of the literature

“…), and one group of researchers asked about satisfaction with hearing aids and the services received with the aids (Meuwese‐Jongejeugd et al . ).…”

“…Meuwese‐Jongejeugd et al . () used Cummins's () assessment for acquiescent responding to determine if participants could provide reliable responses and excluded two individuals who demonstrated acquiescent responding.…”

Guidelines for Ear, Nose, and Throat Examination of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Report of a Clinical Practice Application

“…Some new hearing loss cases were found in this survey. While use of hearing aids among people with I/DD is considered to be difficult (Evenhuis, ), there are reports on successful hearing aids adjustment in two surveys among adults with ID (Evenhuis, ; Meuwese‐Jongejeugd, Verschuure, & Evenhuis, ). Our experience is also good.…”