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What is Earplugs?

An earplug is a device that is meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Sleep problems 5 1 Efficacy_major
Overwhelmed 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Sensitivity to sound or noise 1 1 Efficacy_major
Noise intolerance 1 0
Fibromyalgia 1 0
Hypervigilance 1 0

See all 11 patients currently using Earplugs

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Earplugs

can't hear ambient noise 1

Reported Schedules

  12other as needed 1hours as needed daily 1 hr weekly 1 other daily 5 hr daily 7 hr daily 8 hr daily 24 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Earplugs

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Earplugs

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Earplugs

Always
 3 60%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 1 20%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Earplugs

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 40%
A little
 1 20%
Not at all
 2 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Earplugs

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 27, 2012.