SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2019
Prevalence of anxiety disorders and symptoms in people with hearing impairment: a systematic review.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing the prevalence, incidence and severity of mental disorders between deaf and hard-of-hearing and hearing adults aged 18-60: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Short-Form Video Addiction of Students with Hearing Impairments: The Roles of Demographics, Parental Psychological Control, and Psychological Reactance.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- The Cost Effectiveness of Upgrading Cochlear Implant Sound Processors in Australia: A Novel Application of Individual-Level Microsimulation Models.PharmacoEconomics · 2026Article
- Understanding future anxiety and adaptive coping through a mixed-methods lens: experiences of female hard of hearing students in Saudi Arabia.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Barriers and accessibility-improving strategies in mental health services for persons with hearing or vision impairments: Perspectives from professionals and clients-A qualitative interview study.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- PTSD and Audio Vestibular Symptoms: A Two-Way Street Driven by the Amygdala? A Speculative Hypothesis.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Simulated Temporary Hearing Deficit with Healthy Adults.Audiology research · 2026Article
- Transdiagnostic dimensions of psychopathology in chronic tinnitus patients with and without hearing loss.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- When Sound Fades: Depression and Anxiety in Adults with Hearing Loss-A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Changes in Speech Intelligibility, Health-Related Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Perceived Stress, and Tinnitus-Induced Distress, in a Cohort of 227 Adults One Year After Cochlear Implantation: A Decade of Experience from a Single Tertiary Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss and Mental Health: Initial Evidence That Cochlear Implantation Helps Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety and Stress.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2025Article
- Hearing Loss and Discrimination: Evidence of Intersectionality in the All of Us Research Program.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Body Image Concerns and Psychological Distress in Adults with Hearing Aids: A Case-Control Study.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Association between the number of pregnancies and hearing loss: NHANES 1999-2018.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Hearing Aids in South Korea: A Multistate Markov Model Analysis.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Cryosectioning and Immunostaining Mouse Inner Ear Tissue: From Embryonic to Adult Stages.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2025Article
- Exploring the Link: Unraveling the Connection Between Hearing Loss and Psychiatric Disorders.Cureus · 2025Review
- Caregivers' Experience of Supporting Deaf Adults with Mental Health Disorders in Ghana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Self-reported hearing loss and health during a pandemic: Findings from a cross-sectional analysis using a 2021 household survey.Disability and health journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeAnxiety disorders are common. Prevalence is likely to be raised in people with hearing impairment, who experience higher rates of associated risk factors. We conducted, to our knowledge, the first systematic review of the prevalence and correlates of anxiety in people with hearing impairment.
methodsWe searched electronic databases and references of included studies, using predetermined criteria to retrieve original research reporting prevalence of anxiety disorders or symptoms in adult, hearing impaired populations. We assessed risk of bias using the adapted Newcastle Ottawa Scale.
resultsWe included 25 studies evaluating 17,135 people with hearing impairment. Community studies of higher quality reported a lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorder of 11.1% (one study) and point prevalences of 15.4-31.3% for clinically significant anxiety symptoms (five studies) in people who predominantly had acquired hearing impairment. Anxiety prevalence was higher in hearing impaired people in 8/10 studies with a comparator non-hearing impaired group. Anxiety symptoms decreased after surgical intervention for hearing in all studies investigating this. Correlates consistently associated with anxiety were tinnitus and hearing impairment severity.
conclusionsPrevalence of anxiety is higher among people with hearing impairment than the general population; our findings indicate that this excess morbidity may be related to the hearing impairment itself, as it was associated with the severity of impairment, and reduced after surgical treatment. Clinicians should be aware of the potential impact of hearing on mental health, and that where hearing ability can be improved, this may reduce anxiety. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018088463.
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