Objective: Permanent hearing loss is an important public health issue in children with
consequences for language, social, and academic functioning. Early hearing detection …

Purpose To review possible risk factors for permanent delayed-onset, progressive
sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the paediatric population to recommend follow-up …

Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is the most common sensory disorder in older
adults. We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 121,934 ARHI cases …

Meta-analyses can be used to comprehensively summarize the state of a given literature
base, understand development and relations between constructs, and synthesize …

Activating transcription factor 6 (Atf6) is a key regulator of the unfolded protein response
(UPR) and is important for endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function and protein homeostasis in …

Myh1 is a mouse deafness gene with an unknown function in the auditory system. Hearing
loss in Myh1-knockout mice is characterized by an elevated threshold for the auditory …

Objectives South Korea's National Health Insurance has provided hearing aids to registered
individuals with hearing disabilities since 1989. In 2015, hearing aid subsidies increased to …

Objectives: To provide an overview of the main evidence-based recommendations for the
diagnosis of hearing loss in children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years. Methods: Task …

Prevalence of hearing loss in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is uncertain, as it
is more challenging to assess hearing function in children with developmental difficulties …

The universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) component of the multi-center
EUSCREEN project is being piloted in Albania since January 1st 2018. The aim of this study …