Provision of hearing aid services: a comparison between the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom

Authors: Barton G.; Davis A.; Mair I.W.S.; Parving A.; Rosenhall U.; Sorri M.

Source: Scandinavian Audiology, Volume 30, Supplement 54, 31 July 2001 , pp. 16-20(5)

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Abstract:

About one in five adults has some form of hearing impairment. This paper reports on a survey which found significant variation in the provision of hearing aid services across Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Per capita expenditure levels were estimated to vary from under 3 euros in the UK to nearly 10 in Denmark and Norway. Annual figures for the number of people receiving at least one aid varied from around eight per 1000 in the UK and Denmark to 2.2 in Finland. Over 50% of hearing aid users in Norway and Denmark are estimated to have bilateral aids, compared to under 15% in the UK. Estimates of the number of people who have a hearing aid in these countries are considerably lower than the number who have a hearing impairment. More research is needed to verify the true extent of these differences and their cause.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2001-07-31

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