Muhammed Furkan Sagmak

Istanbul Gelisim University, Turkey

Title: Evaluation of Audiological Practices and Working Conditions in Hearing Aid Sales and Application Centers Operating in Türkiye

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Biography

Research Intrest

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the audiological examinations and audiological equipment used by audiologists and audiometrists working in hearing aid centers in Ankara, Istanbul and Konya during the process of fitting the patient. 180 individuals, 135 women (75%) and 45 men (25%) working in hearing aid sales and application centers in Ankara, Konya and Istanbul, participated in the study. 61.7 of the participants in the study were under the age of 25 and 63.3% had a bachelor's degree. 37.2% of the participants declared that they lived in Ankara, 42.8% in Istanbul and 20% in Konya, and 70% had less than 4 years of experience. The type of company they work for is 51.7% individuals and 48.3% corporate companies. Data was collected from 77 employees via Google Forms and from 103 employees via face-to-face survey. The survey consists of 48 questions. Information such as the age of the individual participating in the survey, the city he lives in, the institution he works for, and the number of years he has worked in the institution were requested. In addition, questions were asked about the audiological equipment at the center where he worked and the audiological evaluations he made during the device installation process. All analyzes were performed with SPSS (version 26) and the Type I error level for statistical significance was accepted as 5%. With this study, it was found that the variety of audiological equipment was greater in corporate companies than in private companies. In addition, it was found that the variety of audiological equipment was higher in Istanbul than in other cities. This study will contribute to the literature on audiological equipment and audiological practices in individual and corporate companies and hearing aid sales and application centers in different cities.