Remote hearing aids fitting: a telemedicine design

• Grant number: 13/06859-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: July 01, 2013
• End date: June 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Ferreira Bento
• Grantee: Silvio Pires Penteado
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Brazil has one of the largest programs of donations of hearing aids in the world, through 139 centers accredited by the National Health System. Telemedicine can be helpful in improving hearing health policies for allowing the hearing impaired with hearing aids therapy in health facilities closer to their homes. (AU)