LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 22:8 August 2022
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Knowledge and Skill Assessment on Use, Care, and Maintenance of BTE Hearing Aid Users

Abhilash. T., Postgraduate Student and
Dr Satish Kumaraswamy

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the users of BTE hearing aids knowledge and maintenance and care skills. In order to make an unbiased assess hearing aid user's capacity to operate his or her hearing aids, a developed questionnaire was distributed to 40 hearing aid users. The findings indicate that hearing aid users had a good awareness of the range from using, caring for, and maintaining their hearing aids. 67% of interviewees had awareness about the aforementioned inquiry.

Introduction

Hearing loss is a varying combination line in the auditory, vestibulocochlear nerve, outer, middle, or inner ear. It can be bilateral, unilateral, symmetrical. It can be present at birth or acquired. Based on the cause, type, degree, and configurations of hearing loss vary accordingly either it be a Conductive, sensorineural, or mixed hearing loss.

In 2018 worldwide, Prevalence rate of 7.6%, aged 15 and above have debilitating hearing loss greater than 40 dB was identified. By 2050, it is anticipated that one in four persons would have some degree of hearing loss (WHO, 2021).

Hearing aid picks up the sounds from environment through microphone and digital code is generated by a computer chip. Based on the loss and hearing requirements, the sounds are analyzed. Then the receiver transforms the amplified signals into sound waves which is transmitted into ears.

BTE (Behind the Ear) is a one type of hearing aid, hooks on top of the ear and rests behind the ear. A tube connects the hearing aid to a custom earpiece called an ear mold that fits in your ear canal. BTE is appropriate for people of all ages and those with almost any type of hearing loss. The main advantage of BTE hearing aid is, it has directional microphones which is capable of more amplification than other style.

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Abhilash. T., Postgraduate Student
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangalore University
Mangaluru, Karnataka 575013
abhilash7821@gmail.com

Dr Satish Kumaraswamy
Professor and Principal
Dr. M V Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangaluru, Karnataka- 575013
sat8378@yahoo.com
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