Table 3.

Frequency of use, discontinuation of use, reasons for stopping the use of, and satisfaction with the hearing aid

Variables	Proportion (95% CI)
Frequency of weekly use (n = 355, 100%)
Every day	42.3 (37.2–47.5)
Almost every day (at least 5 days a week)	13.5 (10.3–17.5)
Some days (1–4 days a week)	15.8 (12.3–20.0)
Almost never	6.8 (4.6–9.9)
Never	21.7 (17.7–26.3)
Frequency of daily use (n = 278, 100%)
All day	48.6 (42.7–54.5)
A large part of the day	16.2 (12.3–21.0)
Half a day	11.9 (8.5–16.3)
Less than half a day	5.8 (3.5–9.2)
Only for short periods	17.6 (13.6–22.6)
Reasons for discontinuing the use of hearing aid (n = 77 non users)a
No/poor benefit	18.2 (10.9–28.7)
Noisy situations are disturbing	18.2 (10.9–28.7)
Poor fit and comfort	15.6 (9.0–25.7)
Difficulties using it (for example, controlling the volume)	15.6 (9.0–25.7)
Poor sound quality	5.2 (1.9–13.3)
Negative side effects (for example, rashes, itching, pain, build-up of wax)	5.2 (1.9–13.3)
No need	2.6 (0.6–10.1)
Other reasons	53.2 (41.9–64.3)
Satisfaction with the hearing aid (n = 355, 100%)
Very satisfied	46.7 (41.5–52.0)
Rather satisfied	27.8 (23.3–32.8)
Rather dissatisfied	12.9 (9.8–16.9)
Very dissatisfied	12.6 (9.5–16.5)

^aThe patient could select more than one option