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ReviewThe Gerontologist2016

Aging and Hearing Health: The Life-course Approach.

Adrian Davis, Catherine M McMahon, Kathleen M Pichora-Fuller, Shirley Russ, Frank Lin, Bolajoko O Olusanya, Shelly Chadha, Kelly L Tremblay

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In one paragraph

Review in The Gerontologist, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 182 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
182citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

182 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 402 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026
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  2. Dual sensory impairment: Global prevalence, future projections, and its association with cognitive decline.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  8. Hearing loss and dementia: radiologic and biomolecular basis of their shared characteristics. A systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021
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  9. Hearing impairment and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2017
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  12. Neural and behavioral changes after the use of hearing aids.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2018
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  15. Deaf older adults' experiences of receiving old age care support.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2026
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  18. [Analysis of characteristics and influencing factors of hearing loss in the older adults].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2026
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122 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Adrian DavisUniversity College London. AD Cave Solutions.
Catherine M McMahonDepartment of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kathleen M Pichora-FullerDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Shirley RussUCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, Los Angeles, California.
Frank LinDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Bolajoko O OlusanyaCentre for Healthy Start Initiative, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.
Shelly ChadhaWorld Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Kelly L TremblayDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle. tremblay@uw.edu.
Centre for Healthy Start Initiative · NGJohns Hopkins University · USMacquarie University · AUUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Toronto · CAWorld Health Organization · CH

Funding

Hearing Loss and AgingK23DC011279 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LIN, FRANK R · 2011 to 2015
$1.2M
NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC011279World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 by thresholds greater than 40 dBHL in the better hearing ear.Hearing disability is an important issue in geriatric medicine because it is associated with numerous health issues, including accelerated cognitive decline, depression, increased risk of dementia, poorer balance, falls, hospitalizations, and early mortality. There are also social implications, such as reduced communication function, social isolation, loss of autonomy, impaired driving ability, and financial decline. Furthermore, the onset of hearing loss is gradual and subtle, first affecting the detection of high-pitched sounds and with difficulty understanding speech in noisy but not in quiet environments. Consequently, delays in recognizing and seeking help for hearing difficulties are common. Age-related hearing loss has no known cure, and technologies (hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive devices) improve thresholds but do not restore hearing to normal. Therefore, health care for persons with hearing loss and people within their communication circles requires education and counseling (e.g., increasing knowledge, changing attitudes, and reducing stigma), behavior change (e.g., adapting communication strategies), and environmental modifications (e.g., reducing noise). In this article, we consider the causes, consequences, and magnitude of hearing loss from a life-course perspective. We examine the concept of "hearing health," how to achieve it, and implications for policy and practice.

Indexed as

AgedAgingGlobal HealthHearingHearing LossHumansIncidenceSpeech PerceptionAudiologyGeriatricsHearing aidsHearing lossRehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID26994265
PMCPMC6283365
OpenAlexW2329794478

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.