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Increased risk of depression in patients with acquired sensory hearing loss: A 12-year follow-up study.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of hearing loss and risk of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Bidirectional associations between sensorineural hearing loss and depression and anxiety: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of anxiety disorders and symptoms in people with hearing impairment: a systematic review.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2019Pooled it
- Applications of direct-to-consumer hearing devices for adults with hearing loss: a review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Self-Fitting Tool for User-Driven Fitting of Hearing Aids.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The association between hearing impairment and incident depression in older adults: a longitudinal analysis.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Exploring the Link Between Clinical Hearing Loss and Perceptions of Stress and Anxiety.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2025Article
- Aging Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: Age Influences Hearing Ability and Interactions between Psychological Phenomena in Patients with Chronic Tinnitus.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Negative self-perception of hearing and depression in older adults: a population-based study.Revista de saude publica · 2023Article
- Association between Ultraviolet B Exposure Levels and Depression in Taiwanese Adults: A Nested Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The dynamic relationship between hearing loss, quality of life, socioeconomic position and depression and the impact of hearing aids: answers from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Cochlear Implantation in Hearing-Impaired Elderly: Clinical Challenges and Opportunities to Optimize Outcome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Longitudinal Associations of Self-Reported Visual, Hearing, and Dual Sensory Difficulties With Symptoms of Depression Among Older Adults in the United States.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Association between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Disorder: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.Yonsei medical journal · 2021Article
- Depression and quality of life in old age: a closer look.European journal of ageing · 2021Article
- Topic Modeling for Analyzing Patients' Perceptions and Concerns of Hearing Loss on Social Q&A Sites: Incorporating Patients' Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Co-occurrence of hearing loss and posttraumatic stress disorder among injured military personnel: a retrospective study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Breaking Down Silos: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Humanitarian Audiology.Seminars in hearing · 2020Review
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- Benefits of Cochlear Implantation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
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11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Acquired sensory hearing loss (SHL) is suggested to be associated with depression. However, some studies have reported conflicting results. Our study investigated the relationship between the prevalence of SHL and the incidence of depression over 12 years of follow-up by using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We sought to determine the association between SHL and subsequent development of depression and discuss the pathophysiological mechanism underlying the association.Patients with SHL were identified from the NHIRD (SHL cohort). A non-SHL cohort, comprising patients without SHL frequency-matched with the SHL patients according to age group, sex, and the year of diagnosis of SHL at the ratio of 1:4, was constructed, and the incidence of depression was evaluated in both cohorts. A multivariable model was adjusted for age, sex, and comorbidity.The SHL cohort and non-SHL cohort comprised 5043 patients with SHL and 20,172 patients without SHL, respectively. The incidences density rates were 9.50 and 4.78 per 1000 person-years in the SHL cohort and non-SHL cohort, respectively. After adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidities, the risk of depression was higher in the SHL cohort than in the non-SHL cohort (hazard ratio = 1.73, 95% confidence interval = 1.49-2.00).Acquired SHL may increase the risk of subsequent depression. The results demonstrated that SHL was an independent risk factor regardless of sex, age, and comorbidities. Moreover, a strong association between hearing loss and subsequent depression among Taiwanese adults of all ages, particularly those aged ≤49 and >65 years and without using steroids for the treatment of SHL was observed. Prospective clinical and biomedical studies on the relationship between hearing loss and depression are warranted for determining the etiopathology.
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