Factors Associated With Unilateral Hearing Loss and Impact on Communication in US Adults

Factors Associated With Unilateral Hearing Loss and Impact on Communication in US Adults

Objective To investigate the factors associated with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) and its impact on communication in US adults. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods We analyzed data from the 2011-2012 and 2015-2016 National Health and Nu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2021-12, Vol.165 (6), p.868-875
Hauptverfasser: Choi, Janet S., Wu, Franklin, Park, Soyun, Friedman, Rick A., Kari, Elina, Volker, Courtney C. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
disability
Female
hearing aids
Hearing Loss, Unilateral - complications
Hearing Loss, Unilateral - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Unilateral - epidemiology
Hearing Tests
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Prevalence
Risk Factors
unilateral hearing loss
United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To investigate the factors associated with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) and its impact on communication in US adults. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods We analyzed data from the 2011-2012 and 2015-2016 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, in which participants aged 20 to 69 years completed an audiometric evaluation (n = 8138). UHL was defined as a speech frequency pure-tone average ≥25 dB in the worse hearing ear and
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1177/0194599821995485