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Hearing loss and stigma

İşitme kaybı ve stigma

Özlem SAATCİ
Burcu POLAT
Nihat ÇAKIR
Pages
63–69
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Social awareness should be increased about stigma associated to hearing loss and the media should help to disrupt the stigma barrier.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the stigma associated with hearing loss and hearing aid.Patients and Methods: A total of 35 patients were examined with structured forms, who were admitted to the Ear Nose and Throat outpatient clinic between September 2015 and March 2016 with hearing loss and were recommended to use hearing aid but refused to do so.Results: Patients with hearing loss believed that they had more serious priorities than their hearing impairment (57.1%).
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Key Findings & Data:The most important barriers associated to stigma in the adoption of hearing aid were the thoughts of "hearing aid is noticeable from outside" (45.7%) and the hearing aid makes the user look "old" (37.1%) and "disabled" (45.7%).Conclusion: Stigma is one of the important barriers of hearing aid adoption.
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Conclusion & Impact:Social awareness should be increased about stigma associated to hearing loss and the media should help to disrupt the stigma barrier.
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Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the stigma associated with hearing loss and hearing aid.Patients and Methods: A total of 35 patients were examined with structured forms, who were admitted to the Ear Nose and Throat outpatient clinic between September 2015 and March 2016 with hearing loss and were recommended to use hearing aid but refused to do so.Results: Patients with hearing loss believed that they had more serious priorities than their hearing impairment (57.1%). The most important barriers associated to stigma in the adoption of hearing aid were the thoughts of "hearing aid is noticeable from outside" (45.7%) and the hearing aid makes the user look "old" (37.1%) and "disabled" (45.7%).Conclusion: Stigma is one of the important barriers of hearing aid adoption. Psychosocial support is necessary for the patients who seek help for their hearing loss. Social awareness should be increased about stigma associated to hearing loss and the media should help to disrupt the stigma barrier.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada işitme kaybı ve işitme cihazı ile ilişkili stigma değerlendirildi.Hastalar ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada Eylül 2015 - Mart 2016 tarihleri arasında işitme kaybı ile Kulak Burun Boğaz polikliniğine başvuran ve muayene sonucunda işitme cihazı önerilen ancak cihazı kullanmayı reddeden 35 hasta yapılandırılmış formlarla değerlendirildi.Bulgular: İşitme kaybı olan hastaların %57.1'i işitme kaybından daha ciddi öncelikleri olduğunu düşünmekteydi. Hastaların cihaz edinmesinde stigma ile ilişkili en önemli engeller "işitme cihazının dışarıdan fark edilmesi" (%45.7) ve işitme cihazının kullanıcıyı "yaşlı" (%37.1) ve "engelli" (%45.7) gösterdiği düşüncesi idi.Sonuç: Stigma işitme cihazı edinimindeki önemli engellerden biridir. İşitme kaybı için yardım isteyen hastalara psikososyal destek gereklidir. İşitme kaybı ile ilgili stigma hakkında toplumsal farkındalık artırılmalı ve medya stigma engelinin kırılması için yardım etmelidir.

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SAATCİ, Ö., POLAT, B., ÇAKIR, N. (2017). Hearing loss and stigma. Kulak Burun Boğaz Uygulamaları, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2, 63–69. https://ajindex.com/articles/343475

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