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Hearing loss

April 23, 2023

This article is about the medical aspects of hearing loss. For the cultural aspects, see Deaf culture.

Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to hear.[5] Hearing loss may be present at birth or acquired at any time afterwards.[6][7] Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears.[2] In children, hearing problems can affect the ability to acquire spoken language, and in adults it can create difficulties with social interaction and at work.[8] Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent. Hearing loss related to age usually affects both ears and is due to cochlear hair cell loss.[9] In some people, particularly older people, hearing loss can result in loneliness.[2] Deaf people usually have little to no hearing.[6]

Hearing loss
Other namesDeaf or hard of hearing; anakusis or anacusis is total deafness[1]
The international symbol of deafness and hearing loss
SpecialtyOtorhinolaryngology, audiology
SymptomsDecreased ability to hear
ComplicationsSocial isolation,[2] dementia
TypesConductive, sensorineural, and mixed hearing loss, central auditory dysfunction[3]
CausesGenetics, aging, exposure to noise, some infections, birth complications, trauma to the ear, certain medications or toxins[2]
Diagnostic methodHearing tests
PreventionImmunization, proper care around pregnancy, avoiding loud noise, avoiding certain medications[2]
TreatmentHearing aids, sign language, cochlear implants, subtitles[2]
Frequency1.33 billion / 18.5% (2015)[4]

Hearing loss may be caused by a number of factors, including: genetics, ageing, exposure to noise, some infections, birth complications, trauma to the ear, and certain medications or toxins.[2] A common condition that results in hearing loss is chronic ear infections.[2] Certain infections during pregnancy, such as cytomegalovirus, syphilis and rubella, may also cause hearing loss in the child.[2][10] Hearing loss is diagnosed when hearing testing finds that a person is unable to hear 25 decibels in at least one ear.[2] Testing for poor hearing is recommended for all newborns.[8] Hearing loss can be categorized as mild (25 to 40 dB), moderate (41 to 55 dB), moderate-severe (56 to 70 dB), severe (71 to 90 dB), or profound (greater than 90 dB).[2] There are three main types of hearing loss: conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, and mixed hearing loss.[3]

About half of hearing loss globally is preventable through public health measures.[2] Such practices include immunization, proper care around pregnancy, avoiding loud noise, and avoiding certain medications.[2] The World Health Organization recommends that young people limit exposure to loud sounds and the use of personal audio players to an hour a day in an effort to limit exposure to noise.[11] Early identification and support are particularly important in children.[2] For many, hearing aids, sign language, cochlear implants and subtitles are useful.[2] Lip reading is another useful skill some develop.[2] Access to hearing aids, however, is limited in many areas of the world.[2]

As of 2013 hearing loss affects about 1.1 billion people to some degree.[12] It causes disability in about 466 million people (5% of the global population), and moderate to severe disability in 124 million people.[2][13][14] Of those with moderate to severe disability 108 million live in low and middle income countries.[13] Of those with hearing loss, it began during childhood for 65 million.[15] Those who use sign language and are members of Deaf culture may see themselves as having a difference rather than a disability.[16] Many members of Deaf culture oppose attempts to cure deafness[17][18][19] and some within this community view cochlear implants with concern as they have the potential to eliminate their culture.[20] The terms hearing impairment or hearing loss are often viewed negatively as emphasizing what people cannot do, although the terms are still regularly used when referring to deafness in medical contexts.[16][21]

Definition

 
A deaf person using a camera-equipped smartphone to communicate in sign language
  • Hearing loss is defined as diminished acuity to sounds which would otherwise be heard normally.[15] The terms hearing impaired or hard of hearing are usually reserved for people who have relative inability to hear sound in the speech frequencies. Hearing loss occurs when sound waves enter the ears and damage the sensitive tissues[22] The severity of hearing loss is categorized according to the increase in intensity of sound above the usual level required for the listener to detect it.
  • Deafness is defined as a degree of loss such that a person is unable to understand speech, even in the presence of amplification.[15] In profound deafness, even the highest intensity sounds produced by an audiometer (an instrument used to measure hearing by producing pure tone sounds through a range of frequencies) may not be detected. In total deafness, no sounds at all, regardless of amplification or method of production, can be heard.
  • Speech perception is another aspect of hearing which involves the perceived clarity of a word rather than the intensity of sound made by the word. In humans, this is usually measured with speech discrimination tests, which measure not only the ability to detect sound, but also the ability to understand speech. There are very rare types of hearing loss that affect speech discrimination alone. One example is auditory neuropathy, a variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells of the cochlea are intact and functioning, but sound information is not faithfully transmitted by the auditory nerve to the brain.[23]

Use of the terms "hearing impaired", "deaf-mute", or "deaf and dumb" to describe deaf and hard of hearing people is discouraged by many in the deaf community as well as advocacy organizations, as they are offensive to many deaf and hard of hearing people.[24][25]

Hearing standards

See also: Absolute threshold of hearing and Hearing range
Further information: Equal-loudness contour and A-weighting

Human hearing extends in frequency from 20 to 20,000 Hz, and in intensity from 0 dB to 120 dB HL or more. 0 dB does not represent absence of sound, but rather the softest sound an average unimpaired human ear can hear; some people can hear down to −5 or even −10 dB. Sound is generally uncomfortably loud above 90 dB and 115 dB represents the threshold of pain. The ear does not hear all frequencies equally well: hearing sensitivity peaks around 3,000 Hz. There are many qualities of human hearing besides frequency range and intensity that cannot easily be measured quantitatively. However, for many practical purposes, normal hearing is defined by a frequency versus intensity graph, or audiogram, charting sensitivity thresholds of hearing at defined frequencies. Because of the cumulative impact of age and exposure to noise and other acoustic insults, 'typical' hearing may not be normal.[26][27]

Signs and symptoms

Hearing loss is sensory, but may have accompanying symptoms:

  • pain or pressure in the ears
  • a blocked feeling

There may also be accompanying secondary symptoms:

  • hyperacusis, heightened sensitivity with accompanying auditory pain to certain intensities and frequencies of sound, sometimes defined as "auditory recruitment"
  • tinnitus, ringing, buzzing, hissing or other sounds in the ear when no external sound is present
  • vertigo and disequilibrium
  • tympanophonia, also known as autophonia, abnormal hearing of one's own voice and respiratory sounds, usually as a result of a patulous (a constantly open) eustachian tube or dehiscent superior semicircular canals
  • disturbances of facial movement (indicating a possible tumour or stroke) or in persons with Bell's palsy

Complications

Hearing loss is associated with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.[28] The risk increases with the hearing loss degree. There are several hypotheses including cognitive resources being redistributed to hearing and social isolation from hearing loss having a negative effect.[29] According to preliminary data, hearing aid usage can slow down the decline in cognitive functions.[30]

Hearing loss is responsible for causing thalamocortical dysrthymia in the brain which is a cause for several neurological disorders including tinnitus and visual snow syndrome.

Cognitive decline

Hearing loss is an increasing concern especially in aging populations. The prevalence of hearing loss increases about two-fold for each decade increase in age after age 40.[31] While the secular trend might decrease individual level risk of developing hearing loss, the prevalence of hearing loss is expected to rise due to the aging population in the US. Another concern about aging process is cognitive decline, which may progress to mild cognitive impairment and eventually dementia.[32] The association between hearing loss and cognitive decline has been studied in various research settings. Despite the variability in study design and protocols, the majority of these studies have found consistent association between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, and dementia.[33] The association between age-related hearing loss and Alzheimer's disease was found to be nonsignificant, and this finding supports the hypothesis that hearing loss is associated with dementia independent of Alzheimer pathology.[33] There are several hypothesis about the underlying causal mechanism for age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline. One hypothesis is that this association can be explained by common etiology or shared neurobiological pathology with decline in other physiological system.[34] Another possible cognitive mechanism emphasize on individual's cognitive load. As people developing hearing loss in the process of aging, the cognitive load demanded by auditory perception increases, which may lead to change in brain structure and eventually to dementia.[35] One other hypothesis suggests that the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline is mediated through various psychosocial factors, such as decrease in social contact and increase in social isolation.[34] Findings on the association between hearing loss and dementia have significant public health implication, since about 9% of dementia cases are associated with hearing loss.[36]

Falls

Falls have important health implications, especially for an aging population where they can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of injuries caused by falls, since older individuals typically have greater bone fragility and poorer protective reflexes.[37] Fall-related injury can also lead to burdens on the financial and health care systems.[37] In literature, age-related hearing loss is found to be significantly associated with incident falls.[38] There is also a potential dose-response relationship between hearing loss and falls—greater severity of hearing loss is associated with increased difficulties in postural control and increased prevalence of falls.[39] The underlying causal link between the association of hearing loss and falls is yet to be elucidated. There are several hypotheses that indicate that there may be a common process between decline in auditory system and increase in incident falls, driven by physiological, cognitive, and behavioral factors.[39] This evidence suggests that treating hearing loss has potential to increase health-related quality of life in older adults.[39]

Depression

Depression is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In older adults, the suicide rate is higher than it is for younger adults, and more suicide cases are attributable to depression.[40] Different studies have been done to investigate potential risk factors that can give rise to depression in later life. Some chronic diseases are found to be significantly associated with risk of developing depression, such as coronary heart disease, pulmonary disease, vision loss and hearing loss.[41] Hearing loss can attribute to decrease in health-related quality of life, increase in social isolation and decline in social engagement, which are all risk factors for increased risk of developing depression symptoms.[42]

Spoken language ability

Post-lingual deafness is hearing loss that is sustained after the acquisition of language, which can occur due to disease, trauma, or as a side-effect of a medicine. Typically, hearing loss is gradual and often detected by family and friends of affected individuals long before the patients themselves will acknowledge the disability.[43] Post-lingual deafness is far more common than pre-lingual deafness. Those who lose their hearing later in life, such as in late adolescence or adulthood, face their own challenges, living with the adaptations that allow them to live independently.

Prelingual deafness is profound hearing loss that is sustained before the acquisition of language, which can occur due to a congenital condition or through hearing loss before birth or in early infancy. Prelingual deafness impairs an individual's ability to acquire a spoken language in children, but deaf children can acquire spoken language through support from cochlear implants (sometimes combined with hearing aids).[44][45] Non-signing (hearing) parents of deaf babies (90–95% of cases) usually go with oral approach without the support of sign language, as these families lack previous experience with sign language and cannot competently provide it to their children without learning it themselves. Unfortunately, this may in some cases (late implantation or not sufficient benefit from cochlear implants) bring the risk of language deprivation for the deaf baby[46] because the deaf baby would not have a sign language if the child is unable to acquire spoken language successfully. The 5–10% of cases of deaf babies born into signing families have the potential of age-appropriate development of language due to early exposure to a sign language by sign-competent parents, thus they have the potential to meet language milestones, in sign language in lieu of spoken language.[47]

Causes

Main article: Causes of hearing loss

Hearing loss has multiple causes, including ageing, genetics, perinatal problems and acquired causes like noise and disease. For some kinds of hearing loss the cause may be classified as of unknown cause.

There is a progressive loss of ability to hear high frequencies with aging known as presbycusis. For men, this can start as early as 25 and women at 30. Although genetically variable, it is a normal concomitant of ageing and is distinct from hearing losses caused by noise exposure, toxins or disease agents.[48] Common conditions that can increase the risk of hearing loss in elderly people are high blood pressure, diabetes, or the use of certain medications harmful to the ear.[49][50] While everyone loses hearing with age, the amount and type of hearing loss is variable.[51]

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), also known as acoustic trauma, typically manifests as elevated hearing thresholds (i.e. less sensitivity or muting). Noise exposure is the cause of approximately half of all cases of hearing loss, causing some degree of problems in 5% of the population globally.[52] The majority of hearing loss is not due to age, but due to noise exposure.[53] Various governmental, industry and standards organizations set noise standards.[54] Many people are unaware of the presence of environmental sound at damaging levels, or of the level at which sound becomes harmful. Common sources of damaging noise levels include car stereos, children's toys, motor vehicles, crowds, lawn and maintenance equipment, power tools, gun use, musical instruments, and even hair dryers. Noise damage is cumulative; all sources of damage must be considered to assess risk. In the US, 12.5% of children aged 6–19 years have permanent hearing damage from excessive noise exposure.[55] The World Health Organization estimates that half of those between 12 and 35 are at risk from using personal audio devices that are too loud.[11] Hearing loss in adolescents may be caused by loud noise from toys, music by headphones, and concerts or events.[56][57]

Hearing loss can be inherited. Around 75–80% of all these cases are inherited by recessive genes, 20–25% are inherited by dominant genes, 1–2% are inherited by X-linked patterns, and fewer than 1% are inherited by mitochondrial inheritance.[58] Syndromic deafness occurs when there are other signs or medical problems aside from deafness in an individual,[58] such as Usher syndrome, Stickler syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome, Alport's syndrome, and neurofibromatosis type 2. Nonsyndromic deafness occurs when there are no other signs or medical problems associated with the deafness in an individual.[58]

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are reported to cause hearing loss in up to 64% of infants born to alcoholic mothers, from the ototoxic effect on the developing fetus plus malnutrition during pregnancy from the excess alcohol intake. Premature birth can be associated with sensorineural hearing loss because of an increased risk of hypoxia, hyperbilirubinaemia, ototoxic medication and infection as well as noise exposure in the neonatal units. Also, hearing loss in premature babies is often discovered far later than a similar hearing loss would be in a full-term baby because normally babies are given a hearing test within 48 hours of birth, but doctors must wait until the premature baby is medically stable before testing hearing, which can be months after birth.[59] The risk of hearing loss is greatest for those weighing less than 1500 g at birth.

Disorders responsible for hearing loss include auditory neuropathy,[60][61] Down syndrome,[62] Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease variant 1E,[63] autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, meningitis, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, perilymph fistula, Ménière's disease, recurring ear infections, strokes, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, Pierre Robin, Treacher-Collins, Usher Syndrome, Pendred Syndrome, and Turner syndrome, syphilis, vestibular schwannoma, and viral infections such as measles, mumps, congenital rubella (also called German measles) syndrome, several varieties of herpes viruses,[64][65] HIV/AIDS,[66] and West Nile virus.

Some medications may reversibly affect hearing. These medications are considered ototoxic. This includes loop diuretics such as furosemide and bumetanide, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) both over-the-counter (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) as well as prescription (celecoxib, diclofenac, etc.), paracetamol, quinine, and macrolide antibiotics.[67] Others may cause permanent hearing loss.[68] The most important group is the aminoglycosides (main member gentamicin) and platinum based chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin and carboplatin.[69][70]

In addition to medications, hearing loss can also result from specific chemicals in the environment: metals, such as lead; solvents, such as toluene (found in crude oil, gasoline[71] and automobile exhaust,[71] for example); and asphyxiants.[72] Combined with noise, these ototoxic chemicals have an additive effect on a person's hearing loss.[72] Hearing loss due to chemicals starts in the high frequency range and is irreversible. It damages the cochlea with lesions and degrades central portions of the auditory system.[72] For some ototoxic chemical exposures, particularly styrene,[73] the risk of hearing loss can be higher than being exposed to noise alone. The effects is greatest when the combined exposure include impulse noise.[74][75] A 2018 informational bulletin by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) introduces the issue, provides examples of ototoxic chemicals, lists the industries and occupations at risk and provides prevention information.[76]

There can be damage either to the ear, whether the external or middle ear, to the cochlea, or to the brain centers that process the aural information conveyed by the ears. Damage to the middle ear may include fracture and discontinuity of the ossicular chain.[77][78] Damage to the inner ear (cochlea) may be caused by temporal bone fracture. People who sustain head injury are especially vulnerable to hearing loss or tinnitus, either temporary or permanent.[79][80]

Pathophysiology

How sounds make their way from the source to the brain

Sound waves reach the outer ear and are conducted down the ear canal to the eardrum, causing it to vibrate. The vibrations are transferred by the 3 tiny ear bones of the middle ear to the fluid in the inner ear. The fluid moves hair cells (stereocilia), and their movement generates nerve impulses which are then taken to the brain by the cochlear nerve.[81][82] The auditory nerve takes the impulses to the brainstem, which sends the impulses to the midbrain. Finally, the signal goes to the auditory cortex of the temporal lobe to be interpreted as sound.[83]

Hearing loss is most commonly caused by long-term exposure to loud noises, from recreation or from work, that damage the hair cells, which do not grow back on their own.[84][85][9]

Older people may lose their hearing from long exposure to noise, changes in the inner ear, changes in the middle ear, or from changes along the nerves from the ear to the brain.[86]

Diagnosis

Main article: Diagnosis of hearing loss
 
An audiologist conducting an audiometric hearing test in a sound-proof testing booth

Identification of a hearing loss is usually conducted by a general practitioner medical doctor, otolaryngologist, certified and licensed audiologist, school or industrial audiometrist, or other audiometric technician. Diagnosis of the cause of a hearing loss is carried out by a specialist physician (audiovestibular physician) or otorhinolaryngologist.

Hearing loss is generally measured by playing generated or recorded sounds, and determining whether the person can hear them. Hearing sensitivity varies according to the frequency of sounds. To take this into account, hearing sensitivity can be measured for a range of frequencies and plotted on an audiogram. Other method for quantifying hearing loss is a hearing test using a mobile application or hearing aid application, which includes a hearing test.[87][88] Hearing diagnosis using mobile application is similar to the audiometry procedure.[87] Audiograms, obtained using mobile applications, can be used to adjust hearing aid applications.[88] Another method for quantifying hearing loss is a speech-in-noise test. which gives an indication of how well one can understand speech in a noisy environment.[89] Otoacoustic emissions test is an objective hearing test that may be administered to toddlers and children too young to cooperate in a conventional hearing test. Auditory brainstem response testing is an electrophysiological test used to test for hearing deficits caused by pathology within the ear, the cochlear nerve and also within the brainstem.

A case history (usually a written form, with questionnaire) can provide valuable information about the context of the hearing loss, and indicate what kind of diagnostic procedures to employ. Examinations include otoscopy, tympanometry, and differential testing with the Weber, Rinne, Bing and Schwabach tests. In case of infection or inflammation, blood or other body fluids may be submitted for laboratory analysis. MRI and CT scans can be useful to identify the pathology of many causes of hearing loss.

Hearing loss is categorized by severity, type, and configuration. Furthermore, a hearing loss may exist in only one ear (unilateral) or in both ears (bilateral). Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent, sudden or progressive. The severity of a hearing loss is ranked according to ranges of nominal thresholds in which a sound must be so it can be detected by an individual. It is measured in decibels of hearing loss, or dB HL. There are three main types of hearing loss: conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, and mixed hearing loss.[15] An additional problem which is increasingly recognised is auditory processing disorder which is not a hearing loss as such but a difficulty perceiving sound. The shape of an audiogram shows the relative configuration of the hearing loss, such as a Carhart notch for otosclerosis, 'noise' notch for noise-induced damage, high frequency rolloff for presbycusis, or a flat audiogram for conductive hearing loss. In conjunction with speech audiometry, it may indicate central auditory processing disorder, or the presence of a schwannoma or other tumor.

People with unilateral hearing loss or single-sided deafness (SSD) have difficulty in hearing conversation on their impaired side, localizing sound, and understanding speech in the presence of background noise. One reason for the hearing problems these patients often experience is due to the head shadow effect.[90]

Idiopathic sudden hearing loss is a condition where a person as an immediate decrease in the sensitivity of their sensorineural hearing that does not have a known cause.[91] This type of loss is usually only on one side (unilateral) and the severity of the loss varies. A common threshold of a "loss of at least 30 dB in three connected frequencies within 72 hours" is sometimes used, however there is no universal definition or international consensus for diagnosing idiopathic sudden hearing loss.[91]

Prevention

It is estimated that half of cases of hearing loss are preventable.[92] About 60% of hearing loss in children under the age of 15 can be avoided.[93][2] There are a number of effective preventative strategies, including: immunization against rubella to prevent congenital rubella syndrome, immunization against H. influenza and S. pneumoniae to reduce cases of meningitis, and avoiding or protecting against excessive noise exposure.[15] The World Health Organization also recommends immunization against measles, mumps, and meningitis, efforts to prevent premature birth, and avoidance of certain medication as prevention.[94] World Hearing Day is a yearly event to promote actions to prevent hearing damage.

Avoiding exposure to loud noise can help prevent noise-induced hearing loss.[95] 18% of adults exposed to loud noise at work for five years or more report hearing loss in both ears as compared to 5.5% of adults who were not exposed to loud noise at work.[96] Different programs exist for specific populations such as school-age children, adolescents and workers.[97] Education regarding noise exposure increases the use of hearing protectors.[98] But the HPD (without individual selection, training and fit testing) does not significantly reduce the risk of hearing loss.[99][100] The use of antioxidants is being studied for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss, particularly for scenarios in which noise exposure cannot be reduced, such as during military operations.[101]

Workplace noise regulation

Noise is widely recognized as an occupational hazard. In the United States, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) work together to provide standards and enforcement on workplace noise levels.[102][103] The hierarchy of hazard controls demonstrates the different levels of controls to reduce or eliminate exposure to noise and prevent hearing loss, including engineering controls and personal protective equipment (PPE).[104] Other programs and initiative have been created to prevent hearing loss in the workplace. For example, the Safe-in-Sound Award was created to recognize organizations that can demonstrate results of successful noise control and other interventions.[105] Additionally, the Buy Quiet program was created to encourage employers to purchase quieter machinery and tools.[106] By purchasing less noisy power tools like those found on the NIOSH Power Tools Database and limiting exposure to ototoxic chemicals, great strides can be made in preventing hearing loss.[107]

Companies can also provide personal hearing protector devices tailored to both the worker and type of employment. Some hearing protectors universally block out all noise, and some allow for certain noises to be heard. Workers are more likely to wear hearing protector devices when they are properly fitted.[108]

Often interventions to prevent noise-induced hearing loss have many components. A 2017 Cochrane review found that stricter legislation might reduce noise levels.[109] Providing workers with information on their sound exposure levels was not shown to decrease exposure to noise. Ear protection, if used correctly, can reduce noise to safer levels, but often, providing them is not sufficient to prevent hearing loss. Engineering noise out and other solutions such as proper maintenance of equipment can lead to noise reduction, but further field studies on resulting noise exposures following such interventions are needed. Other possible solutions include improved enforcement of existing legislation and better implementation of well-designed prevention programmes, which have not yet been proven conclusively to be effective. The conclusion of the Cochrane Review was that further research could modify what is now regarding the effectiveness of the evaluated interventions.[109]

The Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance has created a hearing impairment calculator based on the ISO 1999 model for studying threshold shift in relatively homogeneous groups of people, such as workers with the same type of job. The ISO 1999 model estimates how much hearing impairment in a group can be ascribed to age and noise exposure. The result is calculated via an algebraic equation that uses the A-weighted sound exposure level, how many years the people were exposed to this noise, how old the people are, and their sex. The model's estimations are only useful for people without hearing loss due to non-job related exposure and can be used for prevention activities.[110]

Screening

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends neonatal hearing screening for all newborns.[8]

The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that children should have their hearing tested several times throughout their schooling:[55]

While the American College of Physicians indicated that there is not enough evidence to determine the utility of screening in adults over 50 years old who do not have any symptoms,[111] the American Language, Speech Pathology and Hearing Association recommends that adults should be screened at least every decade through age 50 and at three-year intervals thereafter, to minimize the detrimental effects of the untreated condition on quality of life.[112] For the same reason, the US Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion included as one of Healthy People 2020 objectives: to increase the proportion of persons who have had a hearing examination.[113]

Management

Main article: Management of hearing loss
 
An in-the-canal hearing aid

Management depends on the specific cause if known as well as the extent, type and configuration of the hearing loss. Sudden hearing loss due to an underlying nerve problem may be treated with corticosteroids.[114]

Most hearing loss, that resulting from age and noise, is progressive and irreversible, and there are currently no approved or recommended treatments. A few specific kinds of hearing loss are amenable to surgical treatment. In other cases, treatment is addressed to underlying pathologies, but any hearing loss incurred may be permanent. Some management options include hearing aids, cochlear implants, middle ear implants, assistive technology, and closed captioning.[9] This choice depends on the level of hearing loss, type of hearing loss, and personal preference. Hearing aid applications are one of the options for hearing loss management.[88][115] For people with bilateral hearing loss, it is not clear if bilateral hearing aids (hearing aids in both ears) are better than a unilateral hearing aid (hearing aid in one ear).[9]

Idiopathic sudden hearing loss

For people with idiopathic sudden hearing loss, different treatment approaches have been suggested that are usually based on the suspected cause of the sudden hearing loss. Treatment approaches may include corticosteroid medications, rheological drugs, vasodilators, anesthetics, and other medications chosen based on the suspected underlying pathology that caused the sudden hearing loss.[91] The evidence supporting most treatment options for idiopathic sudden hearing loss is very weak and adverse effects of these different medications is a consideration when deciding on a treatment approach.[91]

Epidemiology

 
Disability-adjusted life year for hearing loss (adult onset) per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004:

Globally, hearing loss affects about 10% of the population to some degree.[52] It caused moderate to severe disability in 124.2 million people as of 2004 (107.9 million of whom are in low and middle income countries).[13] Of these 65 million acquired the condition during childhood.[15] At birth ~3 per 1000 in developed countries and more than 6 per 1000 in developing countries have hearing problems.[15]

Hearing loss increases with age. In those between 20 and 35 rates of hearing loss are 3% while in those 44 to 55 it is 11% and in those 65 to 85 it is 43%.[8]

A 2017 report by the World Health Organization estimated the costs of unaddressed hearing loss and the cost-effectiveness of interventions, for the health-care sector, for the education sector and as broad societal costs.[116] Globally, the annual cost of unaddressed hearing loss was estimated to be in the range of $750–790 billion international dollars.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed the ISO 1999 standards for the estimation of hearing thresholds and noise-induced hearing impairment.[117] They used data from two noise and hearing study databases, one presented by Burns and Robinson (Hearing and Noise in Industry, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1970) and by Passchier-Vermeer (1968).[118] As race are some of the factors that can affect the expected distribution of pure-tone hearing thresholds several other national or regional datasets exist, from Sweden,[119] Norway,[120] South Korea,[121] the United States[122] and Spain.[123]

In the United States hearing is one of the health outcomes measure by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a survey research program conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. It examines health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. Data from the United States in 2011-2012 found that rates of hearing loss has declined among adults aged 20 to 69 years, when compared with the results from an earlier time period (1999-2004). It also found that adult hearing loss is associated with increasing age, sex, ethnicity, educational level, and noise exposure.[124] Nearly one in four adults had audiometric results suggesting noise-induced hearing loss. Almost one in four adults who reported excellent or good hearing had a similar pattern (5.5% on both sides and 18% on one side). Among people who reported exposure to loud noise at work, almost one third had such changes.[125]

Social and cultural aspects

Main articles: Social impact of profound hearing loss and Deaf culture
 
The sign for "friend" in American Sign Language

People with extreme hearing loss may communicate through sign languages. Sign languages convey meaning through manual communication and body language instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns. This involves the simultaneous combination of hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to express a speaker's thoughts. "Sign languages are based on the idea that vision is the most useful tool a deaf person has to communicate and receive information".[126]

Deaf culture refers to a tight-knit cultural group of people whose primary language is signed, and who practice social and cultural norms which are distinct from those of the surrounding hearing community. This community does not automatically include all those who are clinically or legally deaf, nor does it exclude every hearing person. According to Baker and Padden, it includes any person or persons who "identifies him/herself as a member of the Deaf community, and other members accept that person as a part of the community,"[127] an example being children of deaf adults with normal hearing ability. It includes the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.[128][129] Members of the Deaf community tend to view deafness as a difference in human experience rather than a disability or disease.[130][131] When used as a cultural label especially within the culture, the word deaf is often written with a capital D and referred to as "big D Deaf" in speech and sign. When used as a label for the audiological condition, it is written with a lower case d.[128][129]

There also multiple educational institutions for both deaf and Deaf people, that usually use sign language as the main language of instruction. Famous institutions include Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in the US,[132] and the National University Corporation of Tsukuba University of Technology in Japan.[133]

Research

Stem cell transplant and gene therapy

A 2005 study achieved successful regrowth of cochlea cells in guinea pigs.[134] However, the regrowth of cochlear hair cells does not imply the restoration of hearing sensitivity, as the sensory cells may or may not make connections with neurons that carry the signals from hair cells to the brain. A 2008 study has shown that gene therapy targeting Atoh1 can cause hair cell growth and attract neuronal processes in embryonic mice. Some hope that a similar treatment will one day ameliorate hearing loss in humans.[135]

Recent research, reported in 2012 achieved growth of cochlear nerve cells resulting in hearing improvements in gerbils,[136] using stem cells. Also reported in 2013 was regrowth of hair cells in deaf adult mice using a drug intervention resulting in hearing improvement.[137] The Hearing Health Foundation in the US has embarked on a project called the Hearing Restoration Project.[138] Also Action on Hearing Loss in the UK is also aiming to restore hearing.[139]

Researchers reported in 2015 that genetically deaf mice which were treated with TMC1 gene therapy recovered some of their hearing.[140][141] In 2017, additional studies were performed to treat Usher syndrome[142] and here, a recombinant adeno-associated virus seemed to outperform the older vectors.[143][144]

Audition

Besides research studies seeking to improve hearing, such as the ones listed above, research studies on the deaf have also been carried out in order to understand more about audition. Pijil and Shwarz (2005) conducted their study on the deaf who lost their hearing later in life and, hence, used cochlear implants to hear. They discovered further evidence for rate coding of pitch, a system that codes for information for frequencies by the rate that neurons fire in the auditory system, especially for lower frequencies as they are coded by the frequencies that neurons fire from the basilar membrane in a synchronous manner. Their results showed that the subjects could identify different pitches that were proportional to the frequency stimulated by a single electrode. The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding.[145]

See also

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hearing, loss, this, article, about, medical, aspects, hearing, loss, cultural, aspects, deaf, culture, partial, total, inability, hear, present, birth, acquired, time, afterwards, occur, both, ears, children, hearing, problems, affect, ability, acquire, spoke. This article is about the medical aspects of hearing loss For the cultural aspects see Deaf culture Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to hear 5 Hearing loss may be present at birth or acquired at any time afterwards 6 7 Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears 2 In children hearing problems can affect the ability to acquire spoken language and in adults it can create difficulties with social interaction and at work 8 Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent Hearing loss related to age usually affects both ears and is due to cochlear hair cell loss 9 In some people particularly older people hearing loss can result in loneliness 2 Deaf people usually have little to no hearing 6 Hearing lossOther namesDeaf or hard of hearing anakusis or anacusis is total deafness 1 The international symbol of deafness and hearing lossSpecialtyOtorhinolaryngology audiologySymptomsDecreased ability to hearComplicationsSocial isolation 2 dementiaTypesConductive sensorineural and mixed hearing loss central auditory dysfunction 3 CausesGenetics aging exposure to noise some infections birth complications trauma to the ear certain medications or toxins 2 Diagnostic methodHearing testsPreventionImmunization proper care around pregnancy avoiding loud noise avoiding certain medications 2 TreatmentHearing aids sign language cochlear implants subtitles 2 Frequency1 33 billion 18 5 2015 4 Hearing loss may be caused by a number of factors including genetics ageing exposure to noise some infections birth complications trauma to the ear and certain medications or toxins 2 A common condition that results in hearing loss is chronic ear infections 2 Certain infections during pregnancy such as cytomegalovirus syphilis and rubella may also cause hearing loss in the child 2 10 Hearing loss is diagnosed when hearing testing finds that a person is unable to hear 25 decibels in at least one ear 2 Testing for poor hearing is recommended for all newborns 8 Hearing loss can be categorized as mild 25 to 40 dB moderate 41 to 55 dB moderate severe 56 to 70 dB severe 71 to 90 dB or profound greater than 90 dB 2 There are three main types of hearing loss conductive hearing loss sensorineural hearing loss and mixed hearing loss 3 About half of hearing loss globally is preventable through public health measures 2 Such practices include immunization proper care around pregnancy avoiding loud noise and avoiding certain medications 2 The World Health Organization recommends that young people limit exposure to loud sounds and the use of personal audio players to an hour a day in an effort to limit exposure to noise 11 Early identification and support are particularly important in children 2 For many hearing aids sign language cochlear implants and subtitles are useful 2 Lip reading is another useful skill some develop 2 Access to hearing aids however is limited in many areas of the world 2 As of 2013 hearing loss affects about 1 1 billion people to some degree 12 It causes disability in about 466 million people 5 of the global population and moderate to severe disability in 124 million people 2 13 14 Of those with moderate to severe disability 108 million live in low and middle income countries 13 Of those with hearing loss it began during childhood for 65 million 15 Those who use sign language and are members of Deaf culture may see themselves as having a difference rather than a disability 16 Many members of Deaf culture oppose attempts to cure deafness 17 18 19 and some within this community view cochlear implants with concern as they have the potential to eliminate their culture 20 The terms hearing impairment or hearing loss are often viewed negatively as emphasizing what people cannot do although the terms are still regularly used when referring to deafness in medical contexts 16 21 Contents 1 Definition 1 1 Hearing standards 2 Signs and symptoms 2 1 Complications 2 1 1 Cognitive decline 2 1 2 Falls 2 1 3 Depression 2 1 4 Spoken language ability 3 Causes 4 Pathophysiology 5 Diagnosis 6 Prevention 6 1 Workplace noise regulation 6 2 Screening 7 Management 7 1 Idiopathic sudden hearing loss 8 Epidemiology 9 Social and cultural aspects 10 Research 10 1 Stem cell transplant and gene therapy 10 2 Audition 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksDefinition Edit A deaf person using a camera equipped smartphone to communicate in sign language Hearing loss is defined as diminished acuity to sounds which would otherwise be heard normally 15 The terms hearing impaired or hard of hearing are usually reserved for people who have relative inability to hear sound in the speech frequencies Hearing loss occurs when sound waves enter the ears and damage the sensitive tissues 22 The severity of hearing loss is categorized according to the increase in intensity of sound above the usual level required for the listener to detect it Deafness is defined as a degree of loss such that a person is unable to understand speech even in the presence of amplification 15 In profound deafness even the highest intensity sounds produced by an audiometer an instrument used to measure hearing by producing pure tone sounds through a range of frequencies may not be detected In total deafness no sounds at all regardless of amplification or method of production can be heard Speech perception is another aspect of hearing which involves the perceived clarity of a word rather than the intensity of sound made by the word In humans this is usually measured with speech discrimination tests which measure not only the ability to detect sound but also the ability to understand speech There are very rare types of hearing loss that affect speech discrimination alone One example is auditory neuropathy a variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells of the cochlea are intact and functioning but sound information is not faithfully transmitted by the auditory nerve to the brain 23 Use of the terms hearing impaired deaf mute or deaf and dumb to describe deaf and hard of hearing people is discouraged by many in the deaf community as well as advocacy organizations as they are offensive to many deaf and hard of hearing people 24 25 Hearing standards Edit See also Absolute threshold of hearing and Hearing range Further information Equal loudness contour and A weighting Human hearing extends in frequency from 20 to 20 000 Hz and in intensity from 0 dB to 120 dB HL or more 0 dB does not represent absence of sound but rather the softest sound an average unimpaired human ear can hear some people can hear down to 5 or even 10 dB Sound is generally uncomfortably loud above 90 dB and 115 dB represents the threshold of pain The ear does not hear all frequencies equally well hearing sensitivity peaks around 3 000 Hz There are many qualities of human hearing besides frequency range and intensity that cannot easily be measured quantitatively However for many practical purposes normal hearing is defined by a frequency versus intensity graph or audiogram charting sensitivity thresholds of hearing at defined frequencies Because of the cumulative impact of age and exposure to noise and other acoustic insults typical hearing may not be normal 26 27 Signs and symptoms Editdifficulty using the telephone loss of sound localization difficulty understanding speech especially of children and women whose voices are of a higher frequency difficulty understanding speech in the presence of background noise cocktail party effect sounds or speech sounding dull muffled or attenuated need for increased volume on television radio music and other audio sourcesHearing loss is sensory but may have accompanying symptoms pain or pressure in the ears a blocked feelingThere may also be accompanying secondary symptoms hyperacusis heightened sensitivity with accompanying auditory pain to certain intensities and frequencies of sound sometimes defined as auditory recruitment tinnitus ringing buzzing hissing or other sounds in the ear when no external sound is present vertigo and disequilibrium tympanophonia also known as autophonia abnormal hearing of one s own voice and respiratory sounds usually as a result of a patulous a constantly open eustachian tube or dehiscent superior semicircular canals disturbances of facial movement indicating a possible tumour or stroke or in persons with Bell s palsyComplications Edit Hearing loss is associated with Alzheimer s disease and dementia 28 The risk increases with the hearing loss degree There are several hypotheses including cognitive resources being redistributed to hearing and social isolation from hearing loss having a negative effect 29 According to preliminary data hearing aid usage can slow down the decline in cognitive functions 30 Hearing loss is responsible for causing thalamocortical dysrthymia in the brain which is a cause for several neurological disorders including tinnitus and visual snow syndrome Cognitive decline Edit Hearing loss is an increasing concern especially in aging populations The prevalence of hearing loss increases about two fold for each decade increase in age after age 40 31 While the secular trend might decrease individual level risk of developing hearing loss the prevalence of hearing loss is expected to rise due to the aging population in the US Another concern about aging process is cognitive decline which may progress to mild cognitive impairment and eventually dementia 32 The association between hearing loss and cognitive decline has been studied in various research settings Despite the variability in study design and protocols the majority of these studies have found consistent association between age related hearing loss and cognitive decline cognitive impairment and dementia 33 The association between age related hearing loss and Alzheimer s disease was found to be nonsignificant and this finding supports the hypothesis that hearing loss is associated with dementia independent of Alzheimer pathology 33 There are several hypothesis about the underlying causal mechanism for age related hearing loss and cognitive decline One hypothesis is that this association can be explained by common etiology or shared neurobiological pathology with decline in other physiological system 34 Another possible cognitive mechanism emphasize on individual s cognitive load As people developing hearing loss in the process of aging the cognitive load demanded by auditory perception increases which may lead to change in brain structure and eventually to dementia 35 One other hypothesis suggests that the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline is mediated through various psychosocial factors such as decrease in social contact and increase in social isolation 34 Findings on the association between hearing loss and dementia have significant public health implication since about 9 of dementia cases are associated with hearing loss 36 Falls Edit Falls have important health implications especially for an aging population where they can lead to significant morbidity and mortality Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of injuries caused by falls since older individuals typically have greater bone fragility and poorer protective reflexes 37 Fall related injury can also lead to burdens on the financial and health care systems 37 In literature age related hearing loss is found to be significantly associated with incident falls 38 There is also a potential dose response relationship between hearing loss and falls greater severity of hearing loss is associated with increased difficulties in postural control and increased prevalence of falls 39 The underlying causal link between the association of hearing loss and falls is yet to be elucidated There are several hypotheses that indicate that there may be a common process between decline in auditory system and increase in incident falls driven by physiological cognitive and behavioral factors 39 This evidence suggests that treating hearing loss has potential to increase health related quality of life in older adults 39 Depression Edit Depression is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide In older adults the suicide rate is higher than it is for younger adults and more suicide cases are attributable to depression 40 Different studies have been done to investigate potential risk factors that can give rise to depression in later life Some chronic diseases are found to be significantly associated with risk of developing depression such as coronary heart disease pulmonary disease vision loss and hearing loss 41 Hearing loss can attribute to decrease in health related quality of life increase in social isolation and decline in social engagement which are all risk factors for increased risk of developing depression symptoms 42 Spoken language ability Edit Post lingual deafness is hearing loss that is sustained after the acquisition of language which can occur due to disease trauma or as a side effect of a medicine Typically hearing loss is gradual and often detected by family and friends of affected individuals long before the patients themselves will acknowledge the disability 43 Post lingual deafness is far more common than pre lingual deafness Those who lose their hearing later in life such as in late adolescence or adulthood face their own challenges living with the adaptations that allow them to live independently Prelingual deafness is profound hearing loss that is sustained before the acquisition of language which can occur due to a congenital condition or through hearing loss before birth or in early infancy Prelingual deafness impairs an individual s ability to acquire a spoken language in children but deaf children can acquire spoken language through support from cochlear implants sometimes combined with hearing aids 44 45 Non signing hearing parents of deaf babies 90 95 of cases usually go with oral approach without the support of sign language as these families lack previous experience with sign language and cannot competently provide it to their children without learning it themselves Unfortunately this may in some cases late implantation or not sufficient benefit from cochlear implants bring the risk of language deprivation for the deaf baby 46 because the deaf baby would not have a sign language if the child is unable to acquire spoken language successfully The 5 10 of cases of deaf babies born into signing families have the potential of age appropriate development of language due to early exposure to a sign language by sign competent parents thus they have the potential to meet language milestones in sign language in lieu of spoken language 47 Causes EditMain article Causes of hearing loss Hearing loss has multiple causes including ageing genetics perinatal problems and acquired causes like noise and disease For some kinds of hearing loss the cause may be classified as of unknown cause There is a progressive loss of ability to hear high frequencies with aging known as presbycusis For men this can start as early as 25 and women at 30 Although genetically variable it is a normal concomitant of ageing and is distinct from hearing losses caused by noise exposure toxins or disease agents 48 Common conditions that can increase the risk of hearing loss in elderly people are high blood pressure diabetes or the use of certain medications harmful to the ear 49 50 While everyone loses hearing with age the amount and type of hearing loss is variable 51 Noise induced hearing loss NIHL also known as acoustic trauma typically manifests as elevated hearing thresholds i e less sensitivity or muting Noise exposure is the cause of approximately half of all cases of hearing loss causing some degree of problems in 5 of the population globally 52 The majority of hearing loss is not due to age but due to noise exposure 53 Various governmental industry and standards organizations set noise standards 54 Many people are unaware of the presence of environmental sound at damaging levels or of the level at which sound becomes harmful Common sources of damaging noise levels include car stereos children s toys motor vehicles crowds lawn and maintenance equipment power tools gun use musical instruments and even hair dryers Noise damage is cumulative all sources of damage must be considered to assess risk In the US 12 5 of children aged 6 19 years have permanent hearing damage from excessive noise exposure 55 The World Health Organization estimates that half of those between 12 and 35 are at risk from using personal audio devices that are too loud 11 Hearing loss in adolescents may be caused by loud noise from toys music by headphones and concerts or events 56 57 Hearing loss can be inherited Around 75 80 of all these cases are inherited by recessive genes 20 25 are inherited by dominant genes 1 2 are inherited by X linked patterns and fewer than 1 are inherited by mitochondrial inheritance 58 Syndromic deafness occurs when there are other signs or medical problems aside from deafness in an individual 58 such as Usher syndrome Stickler syndrome Waardenburg syndrome Alport s syndrome and neurofibromatosis type 2 Nonsyndromic deafness occurs when there are no other signs or medical problems associated with the deafness in an individual 58 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are reported to cause hearing loss in up to 64 of infants born to alcoholic mothers from the ototoxic effect on the developing fetus plus malnutrition during pregnancy from the excess alcohol intake Premature birth can be associated with sensorineural hearing loss because of an increased risk of hypoxia hyperbilirubinaemia ototoxic medication and infection as well as noise exposure in the neonatal units Also hearing loss in premature babies is often discovered far later than a similar hearing loss would be in a full term baby because normally babies are given a hearing test within 48 hours of birth but doctors must wait until the premature baby is medically stable before testing hearing which can be months after birth 59 The risk of hearing loss is greatest for those weighing less than 1500 g at birth Disorders responsible for hearing loss include auditory neuropathy 60 61 Down syndrome 62 Charcot Marie Tooth disease variant 1E 63 autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis meningitis cholesteatoma otosclerosis perilymph fistula Meniere s disease recurring ear infections strokes superior semicircular canal dehiscence Pierre Robin Treacher Collins Usher Syndrome Pendred Syndrome and Turner syndrome syphilis vestibular schwannoma and viral infections such as measles mumps congenital rubella also called German measles syndrome several varieties of herpes viruses 64 65 HIV AIDS 66 and West Nile virus Some medications may reversibly affect hearing These medications are considered ototoxic This includes loop diuretics such as furosemide and bumetanide non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs NSAIDs both over the counter aspirin ibuprofen naproxen as well as prescription celecoxib diclofenac etc paracetamol quinine and macrolide antibiotics 67 Others may cause permanent hearing loss 68 The most important group is the aminoglycosides main member gentamicin and platinum based chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin and carboplatin 69 70 In addition to medications hearing loss can also result from specific chemicals in the environment metals such as lead solvents such as toluene found in crude oil gasoline 71 and automobile exhaust 71 for example and asphyxiants 72 Combined with noise these ototoxic chemicals have an additive effect on a person s hearing loss 72 Hearing loss due to chemicals starts in the high frequency range and is irreversible It damages the cochlea with lesions and degrades central portions of the auditory system 72 For some ototoxic chemical exposures particularly styrene 73 the risk of hearing loss can be higher than being exposed to noise alone The effects is greatest when the combined exposure include impulse noise 74 75 A 2018 informational bulletin by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH introduces the issue provides examples of ototoxic chemicals lists the industries and occupations at risk and provides prevention information 76 There can be damage either to the ear whether the external or middle ear to the cochlea or to the brain centers that process the aural information conveyed by the ears Damage to the middle ear may include fracture and discontinuity of the ossicular chain 77 78 Damage to the inner ear cochlea may be caused by temporal bone fracture People who sustain head injury are especially vulnerable to hearing loss or tinnitus either temporary or permanent 79 80 Pathophysiology Edit source source source source source source source source source source source source track track track track track track How sounds make their way from the source to the brain Sound waves reach the outer ear and are conducted down the ear canal to the eardrum causing it to vibrate The vibrations are transferred by the 3 tiny ear bones of the middle ear to the fluid in the inner ear The fluid moves hair cells stereocilia and their movement generates nerve impulses which are then taken to the brain by the cochlear nerve 81 82 The auditory nerve takes the impulses to the brainstem which sends the impulses to the midbrain Finally the signal goes to the auditory cortex of the temporal lobe to be interpreted as sound 83 Hearing loss is most commonly caused by long term exposure to loud noises from recreation or from work that damage the hair cells which do not grow back on their own 84 85 9 Older people may lose their hearing from long exposure to noise changes in the inner ear changes in the middle ear or from changes along the nerves from the ear to the brain 86 Diagnosis EditMain article Diagnosis of hearing loss An audiologist conducting an audiometric hearing test in a sound proof testing booth Identification of a hearing loss is usually conducted by a general practitioner medical doctor otolaryngologist certified and licensed audiologist school or industrial audiometrist or other audiometric technician Diagnosis of the cause of a hearing loss is carried out by a specialist physician audiovestibular physician or otorhinolaryngologist Hearing loss is generally measured by playing generated or recorded sounds and determining whether the person can hear them Hearing sensitivity varies according to the frequency of sounds To take this into account hearing sensitivity can be measured for a range of frequencies and plotted on an audiogram Other method for quantifying hearing loss is a hearing test using a mobile application or hearing aid application which includes a hearing test 87 88 Hearing diagnosis using mobile application is similar to the audiometry procedure 87 Audiograms obtained using mobile applications can be used to adjust hearing aid applications 88 Another method for quantifying hearing loss is a speech in noise test which gives an indication of how well one can understand speech in a noisy environment 89 Otoacoustic emissions test is an objective hearing test that may be administered to toddlers and children too young to cooperate in a conventional hearing test Auditory brainstem response testing is an electrophysiological test used to test for hearing deficits caused by pathology within the ear the cochlear nerve and also within the brainstem A case history usually a written form with questionnaire can provide valuable information about the context of the hearing loss and indicate what kind of diagnostic procedures to employ Examinations include otoscopy tympanometry and differential testing with the Weber Rinne Bing and Schwabach tests In case of infection or inflammation blood or other body fluids may be submitted for laboratory analysis MRI and CT scans can be useful to identify the pathology of many causes of hearing loss Hearing loss is categorized by severity type and configuration Furthermore a hearing loss may exist in only one ear unilateral or in both ears bilateral Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent sudden or progressive The severity of a hearing loss is ranked according to ranges of nominal thresholds in which a sound must be so it can be detected by an individual It is measured in decibels of hearing loss or dB HL There are three main types of hearing loss conductive hearing loss sensorineural hearing loss and mixed hearing loss 15 An additional problem which is increasingly recognised is auditory processing disorder which is not a hearing loss as such but a difficulty perceiving sound The shape of an audiogram shows the relative configuration of the hearing loss such as a Carhart notch for otosclerosis noise notch for noise induced damage high frequency rolloff for presbycusis or a flat audiogram for conductive hearing loss In conjunction with speech audiometry it may indicate central auditory processing disorder or the presence of a schwannoma or other tumor People with unilateral hearing loss or single sided deafness SSD have difficulty in hearing conversation on their impaired side localizing sound and understanding speech in the presence of background noise One reason for the hearing problems these patients often experience is due to the head shadow effect 90 Idiopathic sudden hearing loss is a condition where a person as an immediate decrease in the sensitivity of their sensorineural hearing that does not have a known cause 91 This type of loss is usually only on one side unilateral and the severity of the loss varies A common threshold of a loss of at least 30 dB in three connected frequencies within 72 hours is sometimes used however there is no universal definition or international consensus for diagnosing idiopathic sudden hearing loss 91 Prevention EditIt is estimated that half of cases of hearing loss are preventable 92 About 60 of hearing loss in children under the age of 15 can be avoided 93 2 There are a number of effective preventative strategies including immunization against rubella to prevent congenital rubella syndrome immunization against H influenza and S pneumoniae to reduce cases of meningitis and avoiding or protecting against excessive noise exposure 15 The World Health Organization also recommends immunization against measles mumps and meningitis efforts to prevent premature birth and avoidance of certain medication as prevention 94 World Hearing Day is a yearly event to promote actions to prevent hearing damage Avoiding exposure to loud noise can help prevent noise induced hearing loss 95 18 of adults exposed to loud noise at work for five years or more report hearing loss in both ears as compared to 5 5 of adults who were not exposed to loud noise at work 96 Different programs exist for specific populations such as school age children adolescents and workers 97 Education regarding noise exposure increases the use of hearing protectors 98 But the HPD without individual selection training and fit testing does not significantly reduce the risk of hearing loss 99 100 The use of antioxidants is being studied for the prevention of noise induced hearing loss particularly for scenarios in which noise exposure cannot be reduced such as during military operations 101 Workplace noise regulation Edit Noise is widely recognized as an occupational hazard In the United States the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA work together to provide standards and enforcement on workplace noise levels 102 103 The hierarchy of hazard controls demonstrates the different levels of controls to reduce or eliminate exposure to noise and prevent hearing loss including engineering controls and personal protective equipment PPE 104 Other programs and initiative have been created to prevent hearing loss in the workplace For example the Safe in Sound Award was created to recognize organizations that can demonstrate results of successful noise control and other interventions 105 Additionally the Buy Quiet program was created to encourage employers to purchase quieter machinery and tools 106 By purchasing less noisy power tools like those found on the NIOSH Power Tools Database and limiting exposure to ototoxic chemicals great strides can be made in preventing hearing loss 107 Companies can also provide personal hearing protector devices tailored to both the worker and type of employment Some hearing protectors universally block out all noise and some allow for certain noises to be heard Workers are more likely to wear hearing protector devices when they are properly fitted 108 Often interventions to prevent noise induced hearing loss have many components A 2017 Cochrane review found that stricter legislation might reduce noise levels 109 Providing workers with information on their sound exposure levels was not shown to decrease exposure to noise Ear protection if used correctly can reduce noise to safer levels but often providing them is not sufficient to prevent hearing loss Engineering noise out and other solutions such as proper maintenance of equipment can lead to noise reduction but further field studies on resulting noise exposures following such interventions are needed Other possible solutions include improved enforcement of existing legislation and better implementation of well designed prevention programmes which have not yet been proven conclusively to be effective The conclusion of the Cochrane Review was that further research could modify what is now regarding the effectiveness of the evaluated interventions 109 The Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance has created a hearing impairment calculator based on the ISO 1999 model for studying threshold shift in relatively homogeneous groups of people such as workers with the same type of job The ISO 1999 model estimates how much hearing impairment in a group can be ascribed to age and noise exposure The result is calculated via an algebraic equation that uses the A weighted sound exposure level how many years the people were exposed to this noise how old the people are and their sex The model s estimations are only useful for people without hearing loss due to non job related exposure and can be used for prevention activities 110 Screening Edit The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends neonatal hearing screening for all newborns 8 The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that children should have their hearing tested several times throughout their schooling 55 When they enter school At ages 6 8 and 10 At least once during middle school At least once during high schoolWhile the American College of Physicians indicated that there is not enough evidence to determine the utility of screening in adults over 50 years old who do not have any symptoms 111 the American Language Speech Pathology and Hearing Association recommends that adults should be screened at least every decade through age 50 and at three year intervals thereafter to minimize the detrimental effects of the untreated condition on quality of life 112 For the same reason the US Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion included as one of Healthy People 2020 objectives to increase the proportion of persons who have had a hearing examination 113 Management EditMain article Management of hearing loss An in the canal hearing aid Management depends on the specific cause if known as well as the extent type and configuration of the hearing loss Sudden hearing loss due to an underlying nerve problem may be treated with corticosteroids 114 Most hearing loss that resulting from age and noise is progressive and irreversible and there are currently no approved or recommended treatments A few specific kinds of hearing loss are amenable to surgical treatment In other cases treatment is addressed to underlying pathologies but any hearing loss incurred may be permanent Some management options include hearing aids cochlear implants middle ear implants assistive technology and closed captioning 9 This choice depends on the level of hearing loss type of hearing loss and personal preference Hearing aid applications are one of the options for hearing loss management 88 115 For people with bilateral hearing loss it is not clear if bilateral hearing aids hearing aids in both ears are better than a unilateral hearing aid hearing aid in one ear 9 Idiopathic sudden hearing loss Edit For people with idiopathic sudden hearing loss different treatment approaches have been suggested that are usually based on the suspected cause of the sudden hearing loss Treatment approaches may include corticosteroid medications rheological drugs vasodilators anesthetics and other medications chosen based on the suspected underlying pathology that caused the sudden hearing loss 91 The evidence supporting most treatment options for idiopathic sudden hearing loss is very weak and adverse effects of these different medications is a consideration when deciding on a treatment approach 91 Epidemiology Edit Disability adjusted life year for hearing loss adult onset per 100 000 inhabitants in 2004 no data lt 250 250 295 295 340 340 385 385 430 430 475 475 520 520 565 565 610 610 655 655 700 gt 700 Globally hearing loss affects about 10 of the population to some degree 52 It caused moderate to severe disability in 124 2 million people as of 2004 107 9 million of whom are in low and middle income countries 13 Of these 65 million acquired the condition during childhood 15 At birth 3 per 1000 in developed countries and more than 6 per 1000 in developing countries have hearing problems 15 Hearing loss increases with age In those between 20 and 35 rates of hearing loss are 3 while in those 44 to 55 it is 11 and in those 65 to 85 it is 43 8 A 2017 report by the World Health Organization estimated the costs of unaddressed hearing loss and the cost effectiveness of interventions for the health care sector for the education sector and as broad societal costs 116 Globally the annual cost of unaddressed hearing loss was estimated to be in the range of 750 790 billion international dollars The International Organization for Standardization ISO developed the ISO 1999 standards for the estimation of hearing thresholds and noise induced hearing impairment 117 They used data from two noise and hearing study databases one presented by Burns and Robinson Hearing and Noise in Industry Her Majesty s Stationery Office London 1970 and by Passchier Vermeer 1968 118 As race are some of the factors that can affect the expected distribution of pure tone hearing thresholds several other national or regional datasets exist from Sweden 119 Norway 120 South Korea 121 the United States 122 and Spain 123 In the United States hearing is one of the health outcomes measure by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES a survey research program conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics It examines health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States Data from the United States in 2011 2012 found that rates of hearing loss has declined among adults aged 20 to 69 years when compared with the results from an earlier time period 1999 2004 It also found that adult hearing loss is associated with increasing age sex ethnicity educational level and noise exposure 124 Nearly one in four adults had audiometric results suggesting noise induced hearing loss Almost one in four adults who reported excellent or good hearing had a similar pattern 5 5 on both sides and 18 on one side Among people who reported exposure to loud noise at work almost one third had such changes 125 Social and cultural aspects EditMain articles Social impact of profound hearing loss and Deaf culture The sign for friend in American Sign Language People with extreme hearing loss may communicate through sign languages Sign languages convey meaning through manual communication and body language instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns This involves the simultaneous combination of hand shapes orientation and movement of the hands arms or body and facial expressions to express a speaker s thoughts Sign languages are based on the idea that vision is the most useful tool a deaf person has to communicate and receive information 126 Deaf culture refers to a tight knit cultural group of people whose primary language is signed and who practice social and cultural norms which are distinct from those of the surrounding hearing community This community does not automatically include all those who are clinically or legally deaf nor does it exclude every hearing person According to Baker and Padden it includes any person or persons who identifies him herself as a member of the Deaf community and other members accept that person as a part of the community 127 an example being children of deaf adults with normal hearing ability It includes the set of social beliefs behaviors art literary traditions history values and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication 128 129 Members of the Deaf community tend to view deafness as a difference in human experience rather than a disability or disease 130 131 When used as a cultural label especially within the culture the word deaf is often written with a capital D and referred to as big D Deaf in speech and sign When used as a label for the audiological condition it is written with a lower case d 128 129 There also multiple educational institutions for both deaf and Deaf people that usually use sign language as the main language of instruction Famous institutions include Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in the US 132 and the National University Corporation of Tsukuba University of Technology in Japan 133 Research EditStem cell transplant and gene therapy Edit A 2005 study achieved successful regrowth of cochlea cells in guinea pigs 134 However the regrowth of cochlear hair cells does not imply the restoration of hearing sensitivity as the sensory cells may or may not make connections with neurons that carry the signals from hair cells to the brain A 2008 study has shown that gene therapy targeting Atoh1 can cause hair cell growth and attract neuronal processes in embryonic mice Some hope that a similar treatment will one day ameliorate hearing loss in humans 135 Recent research reported in 2012 achieved growth of cochlear nerve cells resulting in hearing improvements in gerbils 136 using stem cells Also reported in 2013 was regrowth of hair cells in deaf adult mice using a drug intervention resulting in hearing improvement 137 The Hearing Health Foundation in the US has embarked on a project called the Hearing Restoration Project 138 Also 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