Original Article
Reasons for hearing aid uptake in the United States: a qualitative analysis of open-text responses from a large-scale survey of user-perspectives
Megan Knoetzea Department of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;b Virtual Hearing Lab, Collaborative Initiative between University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA, and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7187-9281
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7187-9281, Eldre Beukesb Virtual Hearing Lab, Collaborative Initiative between University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA, and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;c Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Group, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UKhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9434-9160
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9434-9160, Vinaya Manchaiaha Department of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;b Virtual Hearing Lab, Collaborative Initiative between University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA, and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;d Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA;e UCHealth Hearing and Balance, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA;f Department of Speech and Hearing, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Indiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407, Ilze Oosthuizena Department of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;b Virtual Hearing Lab, Collaborative Initiative between University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA, and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4731-0669
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4731-0669 & De Wet Swanepoela Department of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;b Virtual Hearing Lab, Collaborative Initiative between University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA, and University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;d Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA;g Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-1636
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-1636