Abstract

Introduction – The National Health Care System (SUS) provides a concierge hearing care focused on providing hearing aids. This ordinance seeks rehabilitation of subjects in different age groups in all types and degrees of hearing loss. Objective – To characterize users Sector Hearing a Specialty Center and Diagnostics central region of Rio Grande do Sul. Material and Method – This is a quantitative, retrospective and documentary. The target population of this research consisted of all candidates for the use of hearing aids in the period 2000-2010. Results – The predominant group of adults and seniors with elementary school, receiving up to two minimum wages. The professions “retired” and “home” predominated in the sample. Conclusion – The main characteristics of the subjects in this study were adults and seniors with elementary school, retired or housewives, they receive up to two minimum wages.

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