a significant trendp = 0.001
The proportion of patients with hearing loss who do not have a hearing aid is increasing from 45 patients (67%) in towns with an ENT physician and a hearing aid technician (Bad Belzig, Premnitz/Genthin) to 24 (80%) in towns with only a hearing aid technician (Rathenow) to 24 patients (100%) in towns with neither profession (Ziesar and Lehnin/Brück/Treuenbrietzen), which is a significant trend ( p = 0.001) (Table 2 ).