New program improves hearing aid use for older adults

Monday, March 20, 2017 - 14:01 in Health & Medicine

More than half of older adults have some form of hearing loss, impacting everyday life and significantly affecting their health and safety if left untreated. Hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss; however, many adults fail to adjust to hearing aids and, as a result, stop using them. Now, a new hearing aid adjustment program might significantly improve hearing aid wear time among older adults.

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