In 2015, approximately half a billion people had disabling hearing loss, about 6· 8% of the
world's population. These numbers are substantially higher than estimates published before …

Sensory abilities decline with age. More than 5% of the world's population, approximately
360 million people, have disabling hearing loss. In adults, disabling hearing loss is defined …

Background Hearing loss affects access to spoken language, which can affect cognition and
development, and can negatively affect social wellbeing. We present updated estimates …

Hearing loss grades and the International classification of functioning, disability and health -
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Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal belonging to the group of the main chemical pollutants of
the natural and occupational environment in economically developed countries. The …

At any age, disabling hearing impairment has a profound impact on interpersonal
communication, psychosocial well-being, quality of life and economic independence …

Importance Depression among hearing impaired US adults has not been studied previously.
Objective To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for depression among adults with …

The prevalence of hearing problems in the Western world has, due to aging of the
population, doubled over the past 30 years. Thereby, noise-induced hearing loss is an …

Objectives/Hypothesis To obtain actual status of age‐related hearing loss in a general
unscreened population of older Dutch adults and to investigate whether the prevalence or …

Objective: This review evaluated the data from five datasets having pure-tone thresholds
and functional measures of speech communication from relatively large groups of older …