الفهرس 
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Abstract
Hearing impairment is one of the most common disabilities in the human population and it is associated with several negative outcomes such as difficulties in communicating with others and poor quality of life. It may affect how well children are able to communicate with their surroundings, their academic success and possibly later life outcomes such as work satisfaction, employment and health status that can directly affect the child QoL. Quality of life among children with hearing impairment is a timely topic for research, as today’s medical technology can enable children with different degrees of hearing impairment to hear and acquire spoken language nearly as their peers. Assessing the quality of life of hearing aids users can be an important indicator for the benefits of amplification, since it allows measuring the implications of a better hearing capacity in activities of daily living, leisure and communication. Therefore, it is essential that the parents’ perception of QoL for their affected children using hearing aids is assessed. Aim of the study The aim of this study was to assess parents’ perception level of quality of life of their elementary school children with hearing impairment using hearing aids. Subjects & method Study design: The descriptive study design was utilized in this study.