JOURNAL OF THE CZECH PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY AND THE SLOVAK PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY

Čes. slov. farm. 2025, 74(3):E12-E16 | DOI: 10.36290/csf.2025.026

Hearing aids and hearing protection

PharmDr. Petra Svačinová, Ph.D.1, Bc. Vendula Guldánová2, doc. PharmDr. Barbora Vraníková, Ph.D.1
1 Katedra farmaceutické technologie, Farmaceutická fakulta UK v Hradci Králové
2 Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Hearing impairments or hearing loss affect a person's social, professional, and personal activities, and are therefore closely linked to quality of life. The largest group of hearing-impaired patients consists of older adults whose hearing deteriorates with age, but hearing disorders also affect children and people of working age. The use of an appropriate and properly adjusted hearing aid can help improve hearing and speech comprehension in cases of hearing loss. One of the most common causes of hearing loss or damage is exposure to excessive noise. For this reason, it is important to focus on prevention, which includes the use of hearing protection. The aim of this article is to present the basic types of hearing aids and to provide a brief overview of their use, adjustment options, and available maintenance tools. Additionally, the article offers an overview of various types of devices used for hearing protection.

Keywords: medical devices, hearing aids, behind the ear hearing aids, in the ear hearing aids, hearing protection, earplugs

Accepted: September 15, 2025; Published: October 2, 2025  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Svačinová P, Guldánová V, Vraníková B. Hearing aids and hearing protection. Čes. slov. farm. 2025;74(3):E12-16. doi: 10.36290/csf.2025.026.
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Purchase PDF - 40 CZK

    References

    1. Ciorba A, Bianchini CH, Pelucchi S, et al. The impact of hearing loss on the quality of life of elderly adults. Clin Interv Aging. 2012;7:159-63. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    2. Natarajan N, Batts S, Stankovic KM. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. J Clin Med. 2023;12(6):2347-2381. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    3. Novák M. Statistiky počtu osob se sluchovým postižením [Internet]. Česká unie neslyšících [cited 2025 August 20] Available from: https://www.cun.cz/statistiky-poctu-osob-se-sluchovym-postizenim/.
    4. Deafness and hearing loss [Internet]. Geneva:World Health Organization; c2025. [cited 2025 May 10]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss.
    5. World report on hearing [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization, c2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. [cited 2025 May 10] Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240020481.
    6. Rottenberg J. Diagnostika a terapie nedoslýchavosti. Interní Med. 2008;10(10):470-473.
    7. Kruntorád V. Příčiny, diagnostika, léčba a kompenzace poruch sluchu v dospělosti. Med. praxi. 2021;18(3):197-202.
    8. Cechnerová A, Bouček J. Nedoslýchavost v ordinaci praktického lékaře. Med.praxi. 2011;8(6):272-274.
    9. Česká republika. Vyhláška č. 359/2009 Sb. Vyhláška, kterou se stanoví procentní míry poklesu pracovní schopnosti a náležitosti posudku o invaliditě a upravuje posuzování pracovní schopnosti pro účely invalidity (vyhláška o posuzování invalidity) In: Zákony pro lidi.cz [Internet]. cAION CS 2010-2025 [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2009-359.
    10. GBD 2019 Hearing Loss Collaborators. Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2021;397(10278):996-1009. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    11. Číselník zdravotnických prostředků [Internet]. Praha: Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna ČR; c2025. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://www.vzp.cz/poskytovatele/ciselniky/zdravotnicke-prostredky.
    12. Clarity Hearing Care [Internet]. Hearing Aid Help & Support; c2025. [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://www.clarityhearingcare.com/help.
    13. Dlouhá O, Černý L. Foniatrie. Praha: Karolinum; 2022.
    14. Dršata J, Havlík R a kol. Foniatrie-Sluch. Hradec Králové: Tobiáš; 2015.
    15. Edwards B. The future of hearing aid technology. Trends Amplif. 2007;11(1):31-45. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    16. Hampson R. Hearing aids. Eur. Geriatr. Med. 2012;3(3):198-200. Go to original source...
    17. Engelman D. Which Hearing Aid is Best? Considering the Style/Model. In: Finchley Hearing [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://www.finchleyhearing.co.uk/post/which-hearing-aid-is-best-considering-the-style-model.
    18. Brough H, Bateman PK, Church P, et al. The use of hearing devices for children with persistent otitis media with effusion: a scoping review. Int. J. Audiol. [Internet]. 2025;1-9 [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2478269. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    19. Bouček J, Vokřál J, Černý L, et al. Baha jako možné řešení jednostranné hluchoty. Cesk Slov Neurol N. 2016;79/112(3):324-330.
    20. Čisticí prostředky pro sluchadla Cedis® [Internet]. [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://www.audiodum.cz/c/cisteni-a-udrzba/cistici-prostredky?view_style=grid&id=product-list-c181&view_count=18&view_sort=position [cited 2025 May 20].
    21. Čisticí prostředky pro sluchadla Signia® [Internet]. [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://signia-shop.cz/pece-o-sluchadla-k8.
    22. Čisticí prostředky pro sluchadla Widex® [Internet]. c2025. [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://www.widex.com/cs-cz/ [cited 2025 May 20].
    23. Čisticí prostředky pro sluchadla OtoVita® [Internet]. c2025. [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://otoplastikshop.dreve.de/otoplastiken/catalog/category/view/s/otovitar/id/166/?dreveLs=1.
    24. Néma K, Néma J, Pavlík V, et al. Příručka pro praxi: Vliv hluku na sluch [Internet]. Praha [cited 2025 August 20]. Available from: https://www.otorinolaryngologie.cz/content/uploads/2024/06/56_hluk.pdf.
    25. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure. [Internet] Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998 [cited 2025 May 22]. Available from: https://nonoise.org/hearing/criteria/criteria.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
    26. 7 Different Types of Earplugs and What They Are Used For [Internet]. c2018-2025. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://noisyworld.org/types-of-earplugs/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
    27. Tufts JB, Jahn KN, Byram JP. Consistency of Attenuation across Multiple Fittings of Custom and Non-custom Earplugs. Ann.Occup. Hyg. 2013;57(5):571-580.
    28. Witt B. Earmuffs: A Primer. In: The Hearing Review. [Internet] 2007 Mar 3. [cited 2025 May 20]. Available from: https://hearingreview.com/inside-hearing/events/earmuffs-a-primer?utm_source=chatgpt.com.

    Return to the content


    Czech and Slovak Pharmacy

    Madam, Sir,
    please be aware that the website on which you intend to enter, not the general public because it contains technical information about medicines, including advertisements relating to medicinal products. This information and communication professionals are solely under §2 of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. Is active persons authorized to prescribe or supply (hereinafter expert).
    Take note that if you are not an expert, you run the risk of danger to their health or the health of other persons, if you the obtained information improperly understood or interpreted, and especially advertising which may be part of this site, or whether you used it for self-diagnosis or medical treatment, whether in relation to each other in person or in relation to others.

    I declare:

    1. that I have met the above instruction
    2. I'm an expert within the meaning of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. the regulation of advertising, as amended, and I am aware of the risks that would be a person other than the expert input to these sites exhibited

    No
    Yes

    If your statement is not true, please be aware
    that brings the risk of danger to their health or the health of others.