Journal article
The Epidemiology of Deafness
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine, Vol.9(9), p.a033258
09/03/2019
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a033258
PMCID: PMC6719589
PMID: 30249598
Abstract
Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit worldwide. It affects ∼5% of the world population, impacts people of all ages, and exacts a significant personal and societal cost. This review presents epidemiological data on hearing loss. We discuss hereditary hearing loss, complex hearing loss with genetic and environmental factors, and hearing loss that is more clearly related to environment. We also discuss the disparity in hearing loss across the world, with more economically developed countries having overall lower rates of hearing loss compared with developing countries, and the opportunity to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of this disorder.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Epidemiology of Deafness
- Creators
- Abraham M Sheffield - Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242Richard J H Smith - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine, Vol.9(9), p.a033258
- DOI
- 10.1101/cshperspect.a033258
- PMID
- 30249598
- PMCID
- PMC6719589
- NLM abbreviation
- Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med
- ISSN
- 2157-1422
- eISSN
- 2157-1422
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R01 DC003544 / NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012049 / NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC002842 / NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017955 / NIDCD NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/03/2019
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984006366002771
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