Hearing Aid Use Trends Among Older Adults by Income and Metropolitan vs Nonmetropolitan Residence

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Evaluates 3 years of National Health & Aging Trends Study survey results to determine hearing aid use trends among older adults with a breakdown by 3 income levels and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan residence. Discusses changes between 2011 and 2022 and potential impacts of policies to expand access to hearing care.

Sarah Y. Bessen, Wuyang Zhang, Emmanuel Garcia-Morales, Jennifer A. Deal, NIcholas S. Reed

JAMA Network Open, 7(9)

09/2024

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Elderly population · Hearing impairment · Income · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data