WHO has recommended various measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including
mask-wearing and physical distancing. However, these changes impair communication for …

Purpose For ten months the world has witnessed a global pandemic “COVID-19”, which
disturbed many lives either directly and/or indirectly. COVID-19 has proven challenging to …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stress, quality of life, and access to
hearing health services experienced by adults and children who use hearing aid and/or …

Hearing health is a critical part of people's overall wellbeing (1). In addition to social
isolation, sadness, and frustration, which often result in untreated hearing loss, there are …

Dear Editor-in-Chief, As the unpredictable but devastating impact of the COVID-19
pandemic continues, health disparities among population groups become increasingly …

Objective To document changes in audiology practice resulting from COVID-19 restrictions
and to assess audiologists' opinions about teleaudiology. Design A survey consisting of …

Hearing difficulty (HD) may be associated with an increased frequency of emergency
department (ED) visits among older adults. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly altered the global health-care system and
stretched scarce resources to the limit. Resource limitations include personal protective …

Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of surgical masks and face
shields on speech intelligibility of adults with moderate to severe hearing loss. Design This …

Objective This study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychosocial health
among individuals with different levels of hearing ability. Design For this cross-sectional …