21 The aim of this study was to determine the cause and effect relationship of noise and hearing status users of hearing aids. It was assumed that increased continously and intensity of noise in urban areas has resulted in postponement of the assessment of hearing impairment in relation to age. Also, it was assumed that the inferior status hearing aid users of hearing aids in the city, compared to the auditory user status hearing aids from the suburbs. The sample (N = 60) consisted of the hearing impaired, which is assigned to a hearing aid. The sample was selected randomly and divided into two sub-samples, 30 patients from the city and 30 patients from the suburbs. The survey was administered question- naire intensity noise levels and users of hearing aids. The processing of the collected data was used descriptive analysis, and testing the difference T - test and Mann Whitney U test, with the selected level of statistical signiicance 0.05. The results showed a statistically signiicant difference in the prevalence of users of hearing aids urban and suburban areas, in relation to the age of the respondents. The population of urban settlements are likely accustomed to communicate on a higher level of intensity socio-voice communication, and thus later in life notice hearing loss and later appears at diagnosis. Results hearing loss and hearing loss percentage by Fowler-Sabine-in, in clinical terms, they showed slight differences, with somewhat unfavorable hearing status urban, suburban relative to the population. Not conirmed the statistical signiicance of these differences, which are only partially can be argued that increasing the intensity of noise in urban areas has resulted in inferior status hearing aid users of hearing aids in this, in relation to the hearing aid user status from the suburbs. Keywords: noise, hearing status, hearing aid, communication NOISE INFLUENCE ON HEARING STATUS OF USERS OF HEARING AIDS Husnija Hasanbegović 1,a Original scientiic paper Sanela Čajlaković Kurtalić b Esad H. Mahmutović b Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla, B&H a The Center for Education and Rehabilitation of hearing and speaking Tuzla, B&H b Received: 12.07.2016 Accepted: 23.09.2016 ABSTRACT 1 Correspodence to: Husnija Hasanbegović, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla Branilaca Banovića 76, Banovići, B&H Phone: + 387 61 739 089 E-mail: husnijamaj@hotmail.com Noise comes from human activities, in particular due to urbanization and the development of transport and industry. Although much more affects the urban popu- lation, the victims of this problem become residents of villages along the highways or industrial plants. Noise is becoming more and more present, however, remains unnoticed forms of pollution, even in developed coun- tries (Sing & Daver, 2004). The noise, especially in recent decades, is one of the main causes of complex health damage, even in in- dustrialized countries. The ight against noise and its harmful effects are part of the efforts made to improve living conditions and to protect the living and working environment (Pravica, 2004). Today is an important factor in the quality of life in urban areas refers to the noise level. Social and eco- nomic development of the population increases its tendency to create noise, but if it is not controlled by a serious health threat. The noise in the cities, especial- ly along the main roads is reaching worrisome levels. H. HASANBEGOVIĆ, NOISE INFLUENCE ON HEARING ... HUMAN, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2016 INTRODUCTION DOI: 10.21554/hrr.091604