Journal article
Rationale for the Development of a Universal Hearing Metric for Public Consumption: Initiative 1 of the Hearing Health Collaborative
Otology & neurotology, Vol.46(7), pp.743-747
08/2025
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004523
PMID: 40360253
Abstract
Objective
Present the rationale for the development of a new, patient-facing vital sign for adult hearing.
Study Design
Structured A3 process.
Setting
Fourteen virtual meetings and two in-person meetings held between May 2021 and June 2022.
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Identification and refinement of a countermeasure to develop and imbed a hearing health vital sign for adult hearing.
Results
Through a rigorous, structured A3 process, the Hearing Health Collaborative identified and refined the rationale for and the qualities associated with a public-facing vital sign for adult hearing loss. Specifically, such a vital sign must embody five qualities: simple, accessible, stable, inclusive, and meaningful. These qualities together would ensure that a hearing health vital sign would be useful not only as a screening tool but also as an instrument to guide next steps in workup and potentially treatment.
Conclusions
Successful identification and implementation of a hearing metric or “vital sign” for the presence of adult hearing loss, using precedent convention of other medical diseases, may help reframe public perceptions surrounding hearing loss, improve awareness and literacy regarding the presence of the disease, and prompt action to seek diagnostic assessment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rationale for the Development of a Universal Hearing Metric for Public Consumption: Initiative 1 of the Hearing Health Collaborative
- Creators
- Nicholas S. Reed - Johns Hopkins UniversitySahar Assi - Johns Hopkins UniversityMatthew Bush - University of KentuckyMatthew L. Carlson - Mayo ClinicMaura Cosetti - New York Eye and Ear InfirmaryLiza Creel - Division of Health Care Policy and Research, United StatesSamuel Gubbels - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusRichard Gurgel - University of UtahMeredith Holcomb - University of Miami Health SystemAnna M. Jilla - Lamar UniversityFrank R. Lin - Johns Hopkins MedicineJohn P. Marinelli - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonClarice Myers - CochlearDouglas P. Sladen - Western Washington UniversityChristopher Spankovich - University of Mississippi Medical CenterSarah Sydlowski - Cleveland ClinicBevan Yueh - University of Minnesota Medical CenterAshley M. Nassiri - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Otology & neurotology, Vol.46(7), pp.743-747
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004523
- PMID
- 40360253
- NLM abbreviation
- Otol Neurotol
- ISSN
- 1531-7129
- eISSN
- 1537-4505
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2025
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984966744802771
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