ArticleDeutsches Arzteblatt international2011
The differential diagnosis of hearing loss.
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- Sex differences in the pleiotropy of hearing difficulty with imaging-derived phenotypes: a brain-wide investigation.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Predicting Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Recovery with Patient-Personalized Seigel's Criteria Using Machine Learning.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccording to the World Health Organization, hearing loss is one of the six leading contributors to the global burden of disease. It is becoming an ever more important problem in society at large, not just because the population is aging, but also because young people increasingly spend their leisure time in activities that expose them to excessive noise. On the other hand, the treatment of hearing loss is improving, as the result of technical developments in otological surgery, hearing aids, and cochlear implants. For nearly every type of hearing loss, there is now some type of rehabilitative treatment. The prerequisite to effective care is timely and accurate diagnosis.
methodReview of the pertinent literature and national guidelines. RESULTS AND
conclusionThe available epidemiological data on hearing loss in Germany are inadequate. It is roughly estimated that 13 to 14 million people in Germany are in need of treatment for hearing loss. The most common types of permanent hearing loss are those associated with old age, chronic otitis media, and acoustic trauma. Transient hearing loss is particularly common in childhood as a result of inadequate ventilation of the middle ear. The further technical development of cochlear implants has now widened their indications to include severe congenital deafness and presbycusis.
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