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Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States (2020)
Journal Article
Suen, J. J., Betz, J., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Lin, F. R., & Goman, A. M. (2021). Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States. Otology and Neurotology, 42(2), e111-e113. https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000002931

Objective:
To estimate the national prevalence of asymmetric hearing among adults through applying two distinct audiometric criteria.

Study Design:
National cross-sectional survey.

Setting:
Ambulatory examination centers within the Nation... Read More about Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States.

Long‐term Impact of Hearing Aid Provision or Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Handicap (2020)
Journal Article
Kim, A. S., Betz, J. F., Nieman, C. L., Hoyer, M. R., Applebaum, J., Lin, F. R., & Goman, A. M. (2021). Long‐term Impact of Hearing Aid Provision or Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Handicap. Laryngoscope, 131(5), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29175

Objectives/Hypothesis
Previous research has shown hearing handicap to be reduced following hearing aid use or cochlear implantation in short-to-medium follow-up periods, yet the impact of interventions for hearing loss on hearing handicap in the lon... Read More about Long‐term Impact of Hearing Aid Provision or Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Handicap.

Sensory loss - hearing (2020)
Book Chapter
Goman, A., & Lin, F. (2020). Sensory loss - hearing. In C. Brayne, V. L. Feigin, L. J. Launer, & G. Logroscino (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Neurologic and Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology (355-363). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198749493.003.0034

Hearing loss is a major public health issue. Hearing loss increases with age and nearly two-thirds of adults over the age of 70 have hearing loss. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that hearing loss in older adults is strongly and independently... Read More about Sensory loss - hearing.

Hearing loss and employment: a systematic review of the association between hearing loss and employment among adults (2020)
Journal Article
Shan, A., Ting, J. S., Price, C., Goman, A. M., Willink, A., Reed, N. S., & Nieman, C. L. (2020). Hearing loss and employment: a systematic review of the association between hearing loss and employment among adults. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 134(5), 387-397. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215120001012

Background
Hearing loss affects over 1.3 billion individuals worldwide, with the greatest burden among adults. Little is known regarding the association between adult-onset hearing loss and employment.

Methods
Seven databases (PubMed, Embase, Co... Read More about Hearing loss and employment: a systematic review of the association between hearing loss and employment among adults.

Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review (2020)
Journal Article
Shukla, A., Harper, M., Pedersen, E., Goman, A., Suen, J. J., Price, C., Applebaum, J., Hoyer, M., Lin, F. R., & Reed, N. S. (2020). Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 162(5), 622-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820910377

Objective.
Social 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 o... Read More about Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review.

Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing (2020)
Journal Article
Powell, D. S., Deal, J. A., & Goman, A. M. (2020). Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146(1), 67. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3372

Dementia, called the “greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century,” (p2673) occurs in 47 million persons globally. This number is projected to triple by 2050. With no cure and no treatments to alter its natural history, p... Read More about Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing.