Priority 5 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Can new technologies replace hearing aids for the treatment of mild to moderate hearing loss in adults? (JLA PSP Priority 5) | |
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| Overall ranking | 5 |
| JLA question ID | 0033/5 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence | To follow |
| Health Research Classification System category | Ear |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples |
Development of new technologies to replace need for hearing aids ~ Will we get to a stage where people with only slight hearing loss can wear some sort of discreet amplifier to use in social situations? |
| Submitted by | Service users x 1, Clinicians x 0, Others x 1 |
| Outcomes to be measured | Replacement for hearing aids/ Feasibility of discrete amplification devices |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0033 |
| PSP name | Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 87 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 3 September 2015 |