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Direct hearing aid referral: the effect upon outpatient waiting times in a district general hospital.

G C Fox1, J F Sharp.   

Abstract

One hundred elderly patients referred for hearing aids have been assessed with a view to setting up a direct hearing aid referral system, based upon the criteria laid down by the liaison group for Technicians, Therapists and Scientists in Audiology (TTSA). Sixty-three per cent of the patients could have been fitted with a hearing aid directly. Adequate prior wax removal, could increase this figure to 84%, with a reduction in the waiting time for a hearing aid of 6.1 months.

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Year:  1994        PMID: 8182678      PMCID: PMC1294446     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J R Soc Med        ISSN: 0141-0768            Impact factor:   5.344


  4 in total

1.  The high prevalence of hearing disorders and its implications for services in the UK.

Authors:  M Haggard; S Gatehouse; A Davis
Journal:  Br J Audiol       Date:  1981-11

2.  Hearing aids--a case for review.

Authors:  M L Harries; D M Baguley; D A Moffat
Journal:  J Laryngol Otol       Date:  1989-09       Impact factor: 1.469

3.  Provision of hearing aids: does specialist assessment cause delay?

Authors:  C Watson; J A Crowther
Journal:  BMJ       Date:  1989-08-12

4.  Ear wax removal: a survey of current practice.

Authors:  J F Sharp; J A Wilson; L Ross; R M Barr-Hamilton
Journal:  BMJ       Date:  1990-12-01
  4 in total

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