HEHEAR

Is [^your / [^name’s]] hearing (using a hearing aid if [^you use / he uses / she uses] one)...

INTERVIEWER: Read out...

1 ...excellent,

2 very good,

3 good,

4 fair,

5 or, poor?

HEHRA

Do you find it difficult to follow a conversation if there is background noise, such as TV, radio or

children playing (using a hearing aid as usual)?

1 Yes

2 No

IF (hearing = [fair, poor]) OR (whether has difficulty following conversation = yes)

[(Hehear = [4, 5]) OR (HeHra = 1)]

| HEHRB

| Have you told a doctor or nurse about your hearing problems?

| 1 Yes

| 2 No

| IF whether told doctor / nurse about hearing problems = yes [HeHrb = 1]

| |

| | HEHRC

| | When you told the doctor or nurse about your hearing problems, did he or she refer you to an

| | ear specialist to check your hearing?

| | INTERVIEWER: PROBE - 'By ear specialist we mean an ENT doctor, an ear nose and throat

| | doctor, an otolaryngologist, or an audiologist. An audiologist may perform an extensive

| | hearing test.'

| | 1 Yes

| | 2 No

| |

| | HEHRD

| | Has any doctor or nurse or ear specialist recommended a hearing aid?