TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Hearing aids, postpartum depression, acute asthma, and online records JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 147 LP - 147 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X684049 VL - 66 IS - 644 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2016/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/644/147.abstract N2 - Despite technological advancements, hearing aids continue to be the most common intervention for hearing loss. However, for a variety of practical and psychological reasons, people fitted with hearing aids often stop using them. In the UK, volunteers who often wear hearing aids themselves have supported NHS patients’ use of hearing aids and a Bristol research team recently sought to describe encounters between these volunteers and audiology patients.1 Their observational data show that the volunteers provided information about the devices themselves and local services but did not discuss hearing loss. Their role therefore fits with that of a ‘volunteer expert’, extending healthcare capacity in the community and bridging the gap between community and specialist audiology … ER -