Hearing aids are medical devices used to overcome the deficits associated with hearing
loss, the commonest sensory disability, which is neither curable nor reversible. The World …

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People living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) meet significant challenges in
accessing ear and hearing care (EHC) services. We conducted a scoping review to identify …

Hearing loss is one of the top contributors to years lived with disability and is a risk factor for
dementia. Molecular evidence on the cellular origins of hearing loss in humans is growing …

Purpose The adverse impact of hearing loss (HL) extends beyond auditory impairment and
may affect the individuals' psychosocial wellbeing. We aimed to examine whether there …

In this work, the idea of metamaterial-based absorbers is further extended to develop the
concept of sound and vibration absorbers (SVA) capable of simultaneously absorbing sound …

Importance Although hearing loss is common in the population worldwide, the prevalence of
hearing loss and hearing aid use is not known. Objective To estimate the prevalence of …

Objectives: To identify patient-reported barriers and facilitators to using smartphone-
connected hearing aids, using the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) to understand …

Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the uptake, user characteristics, and
performance of the free WHO smartphone hearing screening test (hearWHO) as a global …

Hearing difficulty (HD) is one of the major health burdens in older adults. While aging-
related changes in the peripheral auditory system play an important role, genetic variation …