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SynthesisOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2020

Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review.

Aishwarya Shukla, Michael Harper, Emily Pedersen, Adele Goman, Jonathan J Suen, Carrie Price, Jeremy Applebaum, Matthew Hoyer, Frank R Lin, Nicholas S Reed

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 334 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
334citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
29.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07553481 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss and Health Inequality

TypeobservationalSponsorLancaster UniversityRan2026 to 2028Enrolled172ConditionsCancer, Chemo Brain, Chemotherapy, Hearing
NCT07731321 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Efficacy of Earplug Usage Instruction : A Randomized Trial of Video-Based And Paper-Based Instruction

TypeinterventionalSponsorSirinthorn ChanaverojRan2026 to 2026Enrolled64ConditionsNoise-Induced Hearing Loss, Hearing Protection Device Use, Noise-exposed Hospital PersonnelArmsVideo-Based Earplug Instruction, Paper-Based Earplug Instruction
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

334 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 626 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026
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  4. Suicidality in Individuals With Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  9. A qualitative systematic review of the impact of hearing on quality of life.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  18. Effect of Hearing Intervention Versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024
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  20. Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results From the ACHIEVE Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024
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274 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Aishwarya ShuklaJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Michael HarperJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Emily PedersenJohns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Adele GomanJohns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jonathan J SuenJohns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Carrie PriceWelch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jeremy ApplebaumJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Matthew HoyerJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Frank R LinJohns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Nicholas S ReedJohns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · USCochlear (United States) · USJohns Hopkins Hospital · US

Funding

QAQC Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR003098 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2019 to 2023
$57.7M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchKL2TR001077 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2013 to 2017
$9.2M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001077NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSocial isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality and higher health care spending in older adults. Hearing loss is a common condition in older adults and impairs communication and social interactions. The objective of this review is to summarize the current state of the literature exploring the association between hearing loss and social isolation and/or loneliness. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library. REVIEW

methodsArticles were screened for inclusion by 2 independent reviewers, with a third reviewer for adjudication. English-language studies of older adults with hearing loss that used a validated measure of social isolation or loneliness were included. A modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of the studies included in the review.

resultsOf the 2495 identified studies, 14 were included in the review. Most of the studies (12/14) were cross-sectional. Despite the heterogeneity of assessment methods for hearing status (self-report or objective audiometry), loneliness, and social isolation, most multivariable-adjusted studies found that hearing loss was associated with higher risk of loneliness and social isolation. Several studies found an effect modification of gender such that among women, hearing loss was more strongly associated with loneliness and social isolation than among men.

conclusionsOur findings that hearing loss is associated with loneliness and social isolation have important implications for the cognitive and psychosocial health of older adults. Future studies should investigate whether treating hearing loss can decrease loneliness and social isolation in older adults.

Indexed as

Hearing LossLonelinessSocial IsolationAgedHumansMiddle AgedRisk Factorshearing losslonelinessolder adultssocial isolation

Identifiers

PMID32151193
PMCPMC8292986
OpenAlexW3012211703

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Registered trials

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.