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Hearing Loss in Adults - Silent Epidemic
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Introduction: Hearing loss affects 15% of Poles, i.e. more than 5.7 million people. Despite this, it is still underdiagnosed and insufficiently often treated.
Inga Magda +6 more
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Maltese children with a hearing impairment : analysis of the current situation and its impact on the quality of life of parents [PDF]
, 2015 Understanding the effect that a diagnosis of a childhood hearing loss has on parents would help professionals adopt an approach which diminishes parents’ possible negative feelings and concerns. A sample of parents of children with hearing impairment
Grima, Ritienne, Sciberras, Stefan
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hearing loss are hallmark public health issues related to military service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Andrew J. MacGregor +3 more
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Hearing in young adults, part I: the effects of attitudes and beliefs toward noise, hearing loss and hearing protector devices [PDF]
, 2015 There is great concern regarding the development of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in youth caused by high sound levels during various leisure activities.
Dhooge, Ingeborg +2 more
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Delivering Therapeutics to the Cochlea: The Importance of the Patient’s Perspective
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019 Hearing loss represents a major sensory impairment in humans with a strong impact on quality of life. The current standard of care for chronic sensorineural hearing loss is limited to hearing aids and implantable devices like cochlear implants ...
Marie-Josée Duran, Ralph Holme
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Diphtheria and hearing loss [PDF]
Public Health Reports, 2001 To determine if infectious diseases usually experienced in childhood have an effect on hearing ability later in life.The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study (N = 3,753) is a population-based study of age-related hearing loss in adults aged 48 to 92 years in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. As part of this study, infectious disease history was obtained and hearing
Ronald Klein +5 more
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Impact of aging on the auditory system and related cognitive functions: A narrative review [PDF]
, 2018 Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), presbycusis, is a chronic health condition that affects approximately one-third of the world’s population. The peripheral and central hearing alterations associated with age-related hearing loss have a profound impact on ...
Friedland, Peter L +3 more
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The future of hearing aid technology [PDF]
, 2023 Background. Hearing aid technology has proven successful in the rehabilitation of hearing loss, but its performance is still limited in difficult everyday conditions characterized by noise and reverberation. Objectives. Introduction to the current state of hearing aid technology and presentation of the current state of research and future development.
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BMJ, 2013 A 60 year old former steelworker mentions to his general practitioner that his family is complaining that the television is too loud. ### Hearing difficulties ### Associated ear, nose, and throat (ENT) symptoms ### Risk factors for otological disease ### Red flags #### Box 1 Red flags ##### Sudden onset or rapidly progressive hearing ...
Rachel Edmiston, Caroline Mitchell
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Audiology Research, 2022 Various prognostic factors for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) have been reported. Hearing loss directly derived from idiopathic SSNHL is important for understanding underlying pathogenesis and outcomes. We assessed the usefulness of
Tadashi Nishimura +5 more
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