disabilitysevere hearing lossuptakeWith 25% of people experiencing disabling hearing loss by the age of 70, Europe cannot afford to ignore what this would mean for its aging population. Untreated hearing loss could result in an annual cost of 213 billion euros to Europe's economies. In addition...
If hearing loss were officially considered a disability by the government, it would be the largest disability class in the country. About 1 in 8 people in the US ages 12 and older has hearing loss in both ears, and the rate increases significantly with age. About a quarte...
People born with hearing loss may not perceive hearing loss as a loss because, as one person said to me, “How can you lose something you never had.” Some people proudly associate themselves with Deaf culture, using sign language to communicate. Others embrace deaf gain—the idea that deafn...
Years ago, Howard (Rocky) Stone, the founder of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), popularized the notion that hearing loss is an invisible disability experienced today by more than 48 million Americans. People with hearing ... SO Frazier - 《Tr News Transportation Research》 被...
There is no evidence that the mild hearing loss associated with otitis media causes poor learning, nor is it known what causes the relationship between otitis media and learning disorder. I have suggested elsewhere2 that a third factor, related to the predisposition to learning disability, may be...
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Also known as vestibular schwannoma, acoustic neuroma is an uncommon cause of hearing loss.(听神经瘤也称为前庭神经鞘瘤,是导致听觉丧失的并不常见的原因。) Bacterial meningitis may result in brain damage, hearing loss or a learning disability in 10% to 20% of survivors.(细菌性脑膜炎可能会对...
Hearing impairment, either partial or total, is a serious problem afflicting a large number of people. Almost 5% of the global population has some form of hearing disorder. For those affected by this disability from birth, it further impacts the development of language and speech abilities. In...
Predictors of hearing loss disability: a multinational study using the ICF core set https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6617-1134elin.karlsson@oru.seElin Karlssonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-5901Krishna Yerraguntlahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407Vinaya Manchaiahhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-...
A cross-sectional epidemiological study on prevalence of hearing loss was carried out in an age- and Down''s syndrome- stratified random sample of 1598 persons drawn from a base population of 9012 persons, representative of the Dutch adult population of intellectual disability (ID) service users....