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ArticleDisability and health journal2025

Self-reported hearing loss and health during a pandemic: Findings from a cross-sectional analysis using a 2021 household survey.

Eunice Y Park, Erin R Nelson-Bakkum, Amy A Schultz, Lauren K Dillard

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Eunice Y ParkDepartment of Public Health, College for Community Health, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA; Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Electronic address: parke@montclair.edu.
Erin R Nelson-BakkumDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Amy A SchultzDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Lauren K DillardDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Funding

POPULATION, LIFE COURSE, AND AGINGT32AG000129 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Michal Engelman · 1986 to 2026
$6.0M
SHOW-Forward: A pathway for increasing participation, enriching data, and improving access to a unique environmental epidemiology cohortU24ES036005 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MATHEW, JOMOL P · 2024 to 2025
$759k
NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000129NIEHS NIH HHS U24 ES036005
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Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic differentially impacted individuals with hearing loss, likely in part due to increased communication difficulties from masking, a commonly implemented protective measure.

objectiveThis study examines the association between self-reported hearing loss and health during the pandemic.

methodsThis study uses data from the COVID-19 Survey collected by the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin from February to March 2021. Hearing loss was defined as self-reported fair or poor hearing. The outcomes were self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, separately, and self-reported general health. Multivariable models adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity were used to examine the associations between hearing loss with each outcome. Results are presented as prevalence ratios (PR) with corresponding 95 % confidence intervals (CI).

resultsThere were 1857 participants (60.3 % female, 12.9 % non-white) with a mean age of 57.1 years in this cross-sectional study. In multivariable models, individuals with hearing loss (versus none) had higher prevalence of depression (PR: 1.22, 95 % CI: 1.06, 1.39), anxiety (PR: 1.13, 95 % CI: 1.02, 1.27), and self-reported fair or poor health (PR: 2.61, 95 % CI: 1.89, 3.61).

conclusionHearing loss was associated with poorer self-reported health during winter 2021 of the COVID-19 pandemic, when mask use in public was newly mandated and vaccines were not widely available to the general public. Further research on the impact of public health policies on vulnerable populations, including those with hearing loss, is warranted. Such research could inform policy decisions that accommodate these populations.

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AnxietyCOVID-19DepressionHearing LossSARS-CoV-2Self ReportAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPrevalenceCOVID-19 pandemicEpidemiologyGeneral healthHearing lossMental health

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