Association of Hearing Test History With Awareness of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use in Older Adults

Janet S Choi; Tyler J Gathman; Tina C Huang; Meredith E Adams

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.1835

Association of Hearing Test History With Awareness of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use in Older Adults

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Sep 1;148(9):886-888. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.1835.

Authors

Janet S Choi¹, Tyler J Gathman², Tina C Huang¹, Meredith E Adams¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
² University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aims to quantify the association between having a prior hearing test and awareness of hearing loss and hearing aid use in older US adults.

MeSH terms

Aged
Deafness*
Hearing Aids*
Hearing Loss* / diagnosis
Hearing Loss* / rehabilitation
Hearing Tests
Humans