PURPOSE: To quantity the procedures related to hearing aid fitting included in Hearing Health Care National Policy (Tabela SUS). METHODS: Data about fitting procedures included in Tabela SUS were gathered in the website www.datasus.gov.br. After data collection, it was conducted the organization and descriptive analysis of the production of ambulatory consults registered by hearing health services in Brazil, during the period from November 2004 to July 2010. Data were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Regarding procedures related to dispensing hearing aids in national territory, in 2006, speech-language therapy exceeded the amount obtained by hearing aid fitting, and audiological follow-up was little frequent. Hearing aids with technologies B and C have been adapted more than hearing aids with technology A, and the use of measures with a real-ear measurement or 2cc coupler in the adaptation of hearing aids is uncommon, in comparison to functional gain measures. CONCLUSION: There has been great progresses in the area of hearing impaired attention in the country, but it is necessary to improve the audiological follow-up to hearing aid users, and to review procedures such as the real-ear measurement and technologies of hearing aids.
Audiology; Hearing loss; Hearing aids; Unified Health System; Health public police
