Global burden of hearing impairment and ear disease.

Global burden of hearing impairment and ear disease. J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Jul 26;:1-8 Authors: Graydon K, Waterworth C, Miller H, Gunasekera H Abstract BACKGROUND: Hearing loss can present at birth or be acquired as a result of illness, middle-ear disease, injury, age, overuse of certain medications, and/or induced by exposure to damaging noise levels. There are serious short-term consequences for people living with hearing impairment, including the effects on language acquisition, education, employment and overall wellbeing. There are also complex long-term implications. OBJECTIVES: This review aimed to present some of the leading causes of ear disease and hearing loss globally, and to identify their impact at both an individual and societal level. PMID: 30047343 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research