References on Hearing Epidemiology

On this page:

• Public Health Burden, Cost-Benefit, and Health Policy Studies
• Genetics or Hereditary Hearing Loss Studies
• Newborn, Infant and Early Childhood Studies
• Otitis Media (Ear Infections)
• School-Age Children
• Adult Community-Based or Population-Based Studies
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Studies
• Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ear)
• Hearing Loss in Relation to Specific Conditions or Diseases
• Older Adults or Age-Related Hearing Loss Studies

Click the title of any listing to see the PubMed abstract for that publication.

Public Health Burden, Cost-Benefit, and Health Policy Studies

• Abrams H, Chisolm TH, McArdle R. A cost-utility analysis of adult group audiologic rehabilitation: are the benefits worth the cost? (abstract) J Rehab Res Develop. 2002; 39: 549–58.
• Adams PF, Hendershot GE, Marano MA. Current estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 1996. (abstract) Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 10. 1999 Oct; (200): 1–203.
• American National Standards Institute. Determination of occupational noise exposure and estimation of noise-induced hearing impairment. ANSI S3.44. New York: Acoustical Society of America, 1996.
• Arlinger S. A survey of public health policy on bilateral fittings and comparison with market trends: The evidence-base required to frame policy. (abstract) Int J Audiol. 2006; 45 Suppl 1: S45–8.
• Barnett S, Franks P. Health Care Utilization and Adults Who are Deaf: Relationship with Age at Onset of Deafness. (abstract) HSR: Health Serv Res. 2002 Feb; 37(1): 105–20.
• Bertsche PK, Mensah E, Stevens T. Complying with a corporate global noise health surveillance procedure ─ do the benefits outweigh the costs? (abstract) AAOHN J. 2006 Aug; 54(8): 369–78.
• Boer JB, Foets M, Hoeymans N, et al. Which chronic conditions are associated with better or poorer quality of life? (abstract) J Clin Epidemiol. 2000; 53: 895–907.
• Collins, JG. Prevalence of selected chronic conditions: United States 1990-1992. (abstract) Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat.10. 1997 Jan; (194): 1–89.
• Dettman SJ, Pinder D, Briggs RJS, et al. Communication development in children who receive the cochlear implant younger than 12 months: Risks versus benefits. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2007; 28(2 Suppl): 11S–18S.
• Dobie RA. Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss, 2nd edition. Canada: Singular, 2001.
• Fingerhut M, Nelson DI, Driscoll T, et al. The contribution of occupational risks to the global burden of disease: summary and next steps. (abstract) Med Lav. 2006 Mar–Apr; 97(2): 313–21.
• Gorga MP, Neely ST. Cost-effectiveness and test-performance factors in relation to universal newborn hearing screening. (abstract) Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2003; 9(3): 103–8.
• Honeycutt A, Dunlap L, Chen H, al Homsi G. Economic costs associated with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, and vision impairment. (abstract) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004; 53(3): 57–9.
• Keller BK, Morton JL, Thomas VS, Potter JF. The effect of visual and hearing impairments on functional status. (abstract) J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999; 47: 1319–25.
• Lucas JW, Schiller JS, Benson V. Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2001. (abstract) Vital Health Stat 10. 2004 Jan; (218): 1–134.
• Mohr PE, Feldman JJ, Dunbar JL, et al. The societal costs of severe to profound hearing loss in the United States. (abstract) Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2000 Autumn; 16(4): 1120–35.
• Nelson DI, Nelson RY, Concha-Barrientos M, Fingerhut M. The global burden of occupational noise-induced hearing loss. (abstract) Am J Ind Med. 2005 Dec; 48(6): 446–58.
• Olszewski K, Parks C, Chikotas NE. Occupational safety and health objectives of Healthy People 2010: A systematic approach for occupational health nurses--Part II. (abstract) AAOHN J. 2007 Mar; 55(3): 115–23; quiz 124-5.
• Olusanya BO. Addressing the global neglect of childhood hearing impairment in developing countries. PLoS Med. 2007 Apr; 4(4): e74.
• Palmer KT, Griffin MJ, Syddall HE, et al. Occupational exposure to noise and the attributable burden of hearing difficulties in Great Britain. (abstract) Occup Environ Med. 2002 Sep; 59(9): 634–9.
• Power MR, Power D, Horstmanshof L. Deaf people communicating via SMS, TTY, relay service, fax, and computers in Australia. (abstract) J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2007 Winter; 12(1): 80–92. Epub 2006 Sep 1.
• Ries PW. Prevalence and characteristics of persons with hearing trouble, United States, 1990-91. (abstract) Vital Health Stat 10. 1994 Mar; (188): 1–75.
• Smits C, Merkus P, Houtgast T. How we do it: The Dutch functional hearing-screening tests by telephone and internet. (abstract) Clin Otolaryngol. 2006 Oct; 31(5): 436–40.
• Smith JL, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Leeder SR. A health policy for hearing impairment in older Australians: what should it include? (abstract) Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2005 Dec 13 ; 2: 31.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Chapter 28: Vision and Hearing. In: Healthy People 2010 Midcourse Review. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, December 2006; 28−5.
• Van Vliet D. The current status of hearing care: can we change the status quo? (abstract) J Am Acad Audiol. 2005 Jul-Aug; 16(7): 410–8.

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Genetics or Hereditary Hearing Loss Studies

• Bener A, Eihakeem AA, Abdulhadi K. Is there any association between consanguinity and hearing loss? (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolarygol. 2005; 69(3): 327–33.
• Fransen E, Van Laer L, Lemkens N, et al. A novel Z-score-based method to analyze candidate genes for age-related hearing impairment. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2004; 25(2): 133–41.
• Gorlin RJ, Toriello, HV, and Cohen, MM. Hereditary Hearing Loss and Its Syndromes. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995.
• Hişmi BO, Yilmaz ST, Incesulu A, Tekin M. Effects of GJB2 genotypes on the audiological phenotype: Variability is present for all genotypes. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006; 70(10): 1687–94.
• Hutchin T, Coy NN, Conlon H, et al. Assessment of the genetic causes of recessive childhood non-syndromic deafness in the UK - implications for genetic testing. (abstract) Clin Genet. 2005 Dec; 68(6): 506–12.
• Liu XZ, Pandya A, Angeli S, et al. Audiological features of GJB2 (connexin 26) deafness. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2005 Jun; 26(3): 361–9.
• Lucotte G. High prevalence of carriers of the 35delG mutation of connexin 26 in the Mediterranean area. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007; 71(5): 741–6.
• Manwaring N, Jones MM, Wang JJ, et al. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and age-related hearing loss. (abstract) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Sep; 133(9): 929–33.
• Morton NE. Genetic epidemiology of hearing impairment. (No abstract available) Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991; 630: 16–31.
• Petersen MB, Willems PJ. Non-syndromic, autosomal-recessive deafness. (abstract) Clin Genet. 2006 May; 69(5): 371–92.
• Sakihara Y, Christensen B, Parving A. Prevalence of hereditary hearing impairment in adults. (abstract) Scand Audiol. 1999; 28(1): 39–46.
• Samanich J, Lowes C, Burk R, et al. Mutations in GJB2, GJB6, and mitochondrial DNA are rare in African American and Caribbean Hispanic individuals with hearing impairment. (abstract) Am J Med Genet A. 2007; 143(8): 830–8.
• Staras SA, Dollard SC, Radford KW, et al. Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in the United States, 1988–1994. (abstract) Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov; 43(9): 1143–51.
• Tekin M, Arici ZS. Genetic epidemiological studies of congenital/prelingual deafness in Turkey: Population structure and mating type are major determinants of mutation identification. (abstract) Am J Med Genet A. 2007; 143(14): 1583–91.
• Van Eyken E, Van Camp G, Fransen E, et al. Contribution of the N-acetyltransferase 2 polymorphism NAT2*6A to age-related hearing impairment. (abstract) J Med Genet. 2007 Sep; 44(9): 570–8.
• Van Eyken E, Van Laer L, Fransen E, et al. The contribution of GJB2 (Connexin 26) 35delG to age-related hearing impairment and noise-induced hearing loss. (abstract) Otol Neurotol. 2007 Oct; 28(7): 970–5.

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Newborn, Infant and Early Childhood Studies

• American Academy of Pediatrics. Newborn and infant hearing loss: detection and intervention. (abstract) Pediatrics. 1999 Feb; 103(2): 527–30.
• Colugnati FAB, Staras SAS, Dollard SC, Cannon MJ. Incidence of cytomegalovirus infection among the general population and pregnant women in the United States. (abstract) BMC Infectious Dis. 2007; 7(71): 1–10.
• Fanaroff AA, Fanaroff JM. Short- and long-term consequences of hypotension in ELBW infants. (abstract) Semin Perinatol. 2006 Jun; 30(3): 151–5.
• Finitzo T, Albright K, O'Neal J. The newborn with hearing loss: Detection in the nursery. (abstract) Pediatrics. 1998 Dec; 102(6): 1452–60.
• Fowler KB, Boppana SB. Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and hearing deficit. (abstract) J Clin Virol. 2006 Feb; 35(2): 226-31. Epub 2005 Dec 28.
• Gaffney M, Gamble M, Costa P, Holstrum J, Boyle C. Infants tested for hearing loss ─ United States, 1999–2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003; 52(41): 981–4.
• Gravina LP, Foncuberta ME, Estrada RC, et al. Carrier frequency of the 35delF and A1555G deafness mutations in the Argentinean population. Impact on the newborn hearing screening. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007; 71(4): 639–43.
• Hille ET, van Straaten HI, Verkerk PH; the Dutch NICU neonatal hearing screening working group. Prevalence and independent risk factors for hearing loss in NICU infants. (abstract) Acta Paediatr. 2007 Aug; 96(8): 1155–1158.
• Iwasaki S, Yamashita M, Maeda M, et al. Audiological outcome of infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a prospective study. (abstract) Audiol Neurotol. 2007; 12(1): 31–6.
• MacNeil JR, Liu CL, Stone S, Farrell J. Evaluating families’ satisfaction with early hearing detection and intervention services in Massachusetts. (abstract) Am J Audiol. 2007 Jun; 16(1): 29–56.
• Michaels MG. Treatment of congenital cytomegalovirus: Where are we now? (abstract) Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2007; 5(3): 441–8.
• Malm G, Engman ML. Congenital cytomegalovirus infections. (abstract) Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007 Jun; 12(3): 154–9.
• Nance WE, Lim BG, Dodson KM. Importance of congenital cytomegalovirus infections as a cause for pre-lingual hearing loss. (abstract) J Clin Virol. 2006 Feb; 35(2): 221–5. Epub 2005 Dec 27.
• Ogawa H, Suzutani T, Baba Y, et al. Etiology of severe sensorineural hearing loss in children: independent impact of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and GJB2 mutations. (abstract) J Infect Dis. 2007; 195(6): 782–8.
• Suppiej A, Rizzardi E, Zanardo V, et al. Reliability of hearing screening in high-risk neonates: comparative study of otoacoustic emission, automated and conventional auditory brainstem response. (abstract) Clin Neurophysiol. 2007; 118: 869–76.
• Wake M, Tobin S, Cone-Wesson B, et al. Slight/mild sensorineural hearing loss in children. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006; 118(5) Nov: 1842–1851.
• White KR. Early hearing detection and intervention programs: opportunities for genetic services. (abstract) Am J Med Genet. 2004; 130A: 29–36.
• Xoinis K, Weirather Y, Mavoori H, et al. Extremely low birth weight infants are at high risk for auditory neuropathy. (abstract) J Perinatol. 2007; 27: 718–23.
• Yoshikawa S, Ikeda K, Kudo T, Kobayashi T. The effects of hypoxia, premature birth, infection, ototoxic drugs, circulatory system and congenital disease on neonatal hearing loss. (abstract) Auris Nasus Larynx. 2004; 31: 361–8.
• Yoshinaga-Itano C. Levels of evidence: universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) and early hearing detection and intervention systems (EHDI). (abstract) J Commun Dis. 2004; 37: 451–65.
• Young A, Tattersall H. Universal newborn hearing screening and early identification of deafness: parents' responses to knowing early and their expectations of child communication development. (abstract) J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2007 Spring; 12(2): 209–20. Epub 2007 Feb 2.

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Otitis Media

• Akkerman AE, Kuyvenhoven MM, van der Wouden JC, Verheij TJ. Analysis of under- and overprescribing of antibiotics in acute otitis media in general practice. (abstract) J Antimicrob Chemother. 2005; 56: 569−74.
• Auringer P, Lanphear BP, Kalkwarf HJ, Mansour ME. Trends in otitis media among children in the United States. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2003; 112: 514−20.
• Bauchner H, Marchant CD, Bisbee A, et al. Effectiveness of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for Outcomes of Acute Otitis Media. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006; 117: 1009−17.
• Casselbrant ML, Mandel EM, Rockette HE, et al. The genetic component of middle ear disease in the first 5 years of life. (abstract) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004; 130: 273−8.
• Chandry CJ, Howard CR, Auringer P. Full breastfeeding duration and associated decrease in respiratory tract infection in US children. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006; 117: 425−32.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Direct and indirect effects of routine vaccination of children with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease--United States, 1998–2003. (abstract) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005; 54: 893−7.
• Daly KA, Brown WM, Segade F, et al. Chronic and recurrent otitis media: A genome scan for susceptibility loci. (abstract) Am J Hum Genetics. 2004; 75: 988−97.
• Daly KA, Hoffman HJ, Casselbrant ML, et al. Panel reports─ 1. Epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors. In: Recent advances in otitis media. Report of the eighth research conference. (No abstract available) Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004; 114 (Suppl 194): 8−15.
• Daly KA, Pirie PL, Rhodes KL, et al. Early otitis media among Minnesota American Indians: the Little Ears Study. (abstract) Am J Public Health. 2007; 97: 317−22.
• De Beer BA, Schilder AG, Zielhuis GA, Graamans K. Natural course of tympanic membrane pathology related to otitis media and ventilation tubes between ages 8 and 18 years. (abstract) Otol Neurotol. 2005; 26: 1016−21.
• Grijalva CG, Poehling KA, Nuorti JP, et al. National Impact of Universal Childhood Immunization With Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Outpatient Medical Care Visits in the United States. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006; 118: 865−73.
• Hildesheim ME, Hoffman HJ, Overpeck MD. Frequent ear infections in association with child care characteristics, based on the 1988 Child Health Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey. (abstract) Paediatr Perinatal Epidemiol. 1999; 13(4): 466–472.
• Hunter LL, Davey CS, Kohtz A, Daly KA. Hearing screening and middle ear measures in American Indian infants and toddlers. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2007 Jun 26 [Epub]
• Kaplan SL, Schutze GE, Leake JA, et al. Multicenter surveillance of invasive meningococcal infections in children. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006 Oct; 118(4): e979–84.
• Kim JB, Park DC, Cha CI, Yeo SG. Relationship between pediatric obesity and otitis media with effusion. (abstract) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007; 133: 379−82.
• Kogan MD, Overpeck MD, Hoffman HJ, Casselbrant ML. Factors associated with tympanometry tube insertion among preschool aged children in the United States. (abstract) Am J Public Health. 2000; 90(2): 245–50.
• Kvestad E, Kvaerner KJ, Roysamb E, et al. Otitis media: genetic factors and sex differences. (abstract) Twin Research. 2004; 7: 239−44.
• Kvestad E, Kvaerner KJ, Roysamb E, et al. The reliability of self-reported childhood otitis media by adults. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006; 70: 597−602.
• Kvestad E, Kvaerner KJ, Roysamb E, et al. Recurrent otitis media and tonsillitis: common disease predisposition. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Sep; 70(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16750862?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum9); 1561–8. Epub 2006 Jun 5.
• Nafstad P, Brunekreef B, Skrondal A, Nystad W. Early respiratory infections, asthma, and allergy: 10-year follow-up of the Oslo Birth Cohort. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2005; 116: e255−e262
• Patel JA, Nair S, Revai K, et al. Association of proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to otitis media. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006; 118: 2273−9.
• Pettigrew MM, Khodaee M, Gillespie B, et al. Duration of breastfeeding, daycare, and physician visits among infants 6 months and younger. (abstract) Ann Epidemiol. 2003; 13: 431−5.
• Poehling KA, Szilagyi PG, Grijalva CG, et al. Reduction in frequent otitis media and pressure equalizing tube insertions after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2007; 119: 1394−1402.
• Rovers MM, de Kok IM, Schilder AG. Risk factors for otitis media: an international perspective. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006; 70: 1251−6.
• Schappert SM. Office visits for otitis media: United States, 1975-90. (abstract) In: Advance Data. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 1992 Sep 8; (214): 1–19.
• Segade F, Daly KA, Allred D, et al. Association of the FBXO11 gene with chronic otitis media with effusion and recurrent otitis media: The Minnesota COME/ROM Family Study. (abstract) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006; 132: 729−33.
• Tambs K, Hoffman HJ, Engdahl B, Borchgrevink HM. Hearing loss associated with ear infections in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2004; 25(4): 388–96.
• Vernacchio L, Lesko SM, Vezina RM, et al. Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of otitis media in infancy. (abstract) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2004; 68: 795−804.
• Vernacchio L, Vezina RM, Mitchell AA. Knowledge and practices relating to the 2004 acute otitis media clinical practice guideline: a survey of practicing physicians. (abstract) Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006; 25: 385−89.

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School-Age Children

• Beijen J, Mylanus EA, Snik AF. Education qualification levels and school careers of unilateral versus bilateral hearing aid users. (abstract) Clin Otolaryngol. 2007 Apr; 32(2): 86–92.
• Bamford J, Fortnum H, Bristow K, et al. Current practice, accuracy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the school age haring screen. (abstract) Health Technol Assess. 2007 Aug; 11(32): 1–168.
• Bess FH, Dodd-Murphy J, Parker, RA. Children with minimal sensorineural hearing loss: Prevalence, educational performance and functional status. (abstract) Ear Hear. 1998 Oct; 19(5): 339–54.
• Bhasin TK, Brocksen S, Avchen RN, et al. Prevalence of four developmental disabilities among children aged 8 years--Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program, 1996 and 2000. (abstract) MMWR Surveill Summ. 2006 Jan 27; 55(1): 1-9.
• Daniel E. Noise and hearing loss: a review. (abstract) J Sch Health. 2007 May; 77(5): 225-31.
• Knight KR, Kraemer DF, Neuwelt EA. Ototoxicity in children receiving platinum chemotherapy: underestimating a commonly occurring toxicity that may influence academic and social development. (abstract) J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 1; 23(34): 8588–96.
• Longnecker MP, Hoffman HJ, Klebanoff MA, et al. In utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and sensorineural hearing loss in 8-year-old children. (abstract) Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2004; 26(5): 629–37.
• Mann JR, Zhou L, McKee M, McDermott S. Children with hearing loss and increased risk of injury. (abstract) Ann Fam Med. 2007; 5(6): 528–33.
• Niskar AS, Kieszak SM, Holmes A, et. al. Prevalence of hearing loss among children 6 to 19 years of age-the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (abstract) JAMA. 1998 Apr 8; 279(14): 1071–5.
• Parving A. Hearing screening: Aspects of epidemiology and identification of hearing impaired children. (abstract) Int J Pediatri Otolaryngol. 1999 Oct 5; 49 Suppl 1: S287–92.
• Petrou S, McCann D, Law CM. Health status and health-related quality of life preference-based outcomes of children who are aged 7 to 9 years and have bilateral permanent childhood hearing impairment. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2007; 120(5): 1044–52.
• Saunders JE, Vaz S, Greinwald JH, et al. Prevalence and etiology of hearing loss in rural Nicaraguan children. (abstract) Laryngoscope. 2007 Mar; 117(3): 387–98.
• Teasdale TW, Sorensen MH. Hearing loss in relation to educational attainment and cognitive abilities: a population study. (abstract) Int J Audiol. 2007 Apr; 46(4): 172–5.
• Uziel AS, Sillon M, Vieu A, et al. Ten-year follow-up of a consecutive series of children with multichannel cochlear implants. (abstract) Otol Neurotol. 2007 Aug; 28(5): 615–28.
• Wake M, Hughes EK, Poulakis Z, et al. Outcomes of children with mild-profound congenital hearing loss at 7 to 8 years: A population-based study. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2004 Feb; 25(1): 1–8.
• Wake M, Poulakis Z, Hughes EK, et al. Hearing impairment: A population study of age at diagnosis, severity, and language outcomes at 7–8 years. (abstract) Arch Dis Child. 2005 Mar; 90(3): 238–44.
• Wake M, Tobin S, Cone-Wesson B, et al. Slight/mild sensorineural hearing loss in children. (abstract) Pediatrics. 2006 Nov; 118(5): 1842–51.

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Adult Community-Based or Population-Based Studies

• Borchgrevink HM, Tambs K, Hoffman HJ. The Nord-Trøndelag Norway Audiometric Survey 1996-98: unscreened thresholds and prevalence of hearing impairment for adults > 20 years. (abstract) Noise Health. 2005 Jul–Sep; 7(28): 1–15.
• Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, et al. A comparison of self-reported hearing and pure tone threshold average in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Survey. (abstract) J Agromedicine. 2005; 10(3): 31–9.
• Davis A, Smith P, Ferguson M, et al. Acceptability, benefit and costs of early screening for hearing disability: A study of potential screening tests and models. (abstract) Health Technol Assess. 2007 Oct; 11(42): 1–294.
• Engdahl B, Tambs K, Borchgrevink HM, Hoffman HJ. Screened and unscreened hearing threshold levels for the adult population: results from the Nord-Trøndelag Hearing Loss Study. (abstract) Int J Audiol. 2005 Apr; 44(4): 213–30.
• Flamme GA, Mudipalli VR, Reynolds SJ, et al. Prevalence of hearing impairment in a rural midwestern cohort: Estimates from the Keokuk County Rural Health Study, 1994 to 1998. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2005; 26(3): 350–60.
• Hannaford PC, Simpson JA, Bisset AF, et al. The prevalence of ear, nose and throat problems in the community: results from a national cross-sectional postal survey in Scotland. (abstract) Fam Pract. 2005 Jun; 22(3): 227–33. Epub 2005 Mar 16.
• Johansson MS, Arlinger SD. Prevalence of hearing impairment in a population in Sweden. (abstract) Int J Audiol. 2003 Jan; 42(1): 18–28.
• Lam BL, Lee DJ, Gómez-Marín O, et al. Concurrent visual and hearing impairment and risk of mortality: the National Health Interview Survey. (abstract) Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jan; 124(1): 95–101.
• Muhr P, Rasmussen F, Rosenhall U. Prevalence of hearing loss in 18-year-old Swedish men during the period 1971–1995. (abstract) Scand J Public Health. 2007; 35(5): 524–32.
• Mularczyk-Bal M, Kopczyńiski J, Lewandowski Z, Ziółkowska A. Physical development and health status of young men in relation to birth weight. (abstract) [Article in Polish] Wiad Lek. 2002; 55 Suppl 1(Pt 2): 808–17.
• Rosenhall U, Pyykkö I, Rasmussen F, Muhr P. Hearing loss in young men: Possible aetiological factors. (abstract) Noise Health. 2006; 8: 40–4.

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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Studies

• Abel SM. Hearing loss in military aviation and other trades: investigation of prevalence and risk factors. (abstract) Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Dec; 76(12): 1128–35.
• Barney R, Bohnker BK. Hearing thresholds for U.S. Marines: comparison of aviation, combat arms, and other personnel. (abstract) Aviat Space Environ Med. 2006 Jan; 77(1): 53–6.
• Bertsche PK, Mensah E, Stevens T. Complying with a corporate global noise health surveillance procedure--do the benefits outweigh the costs? (abstract) AAOHN J. 2006 Aug; 54(8): 369–78.
• Bohlin MC, Erlandsson SI. Risk behaviour and noise exposure among adolescents. (abstract) Noise Health. 2007 Jul–Sep; 9(36): 55–63.
• Bohnker BK, Page JC, Rovig G, et al. U. S. Navy and Marine hearing conservation program, 1995-1999: Mean hearing thresholds for enlisted personnel by gender and age groups. (abstract) Mil Med. 2002 Feb; 167(2): 132–5.
• Clark WW, Bohl CD. Hearing levels of firefighters: Risk of occupational noise-induced hearing loss assessed by cross-sectional and longitudinal data. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2005; 26(3): 327–40.
• Daniel E. Noise and hearing loss: A review. (abstract) J Sch Health. 2007 May; 77(5): 225–31.
• Dobie RA. Noise-induced permanent threshold shifts in the occupational noise and hearing surveys: An explanation for elevated risk estimates. (abstract) Ear Hear. 2007; 28(4): 580–91.
• Franks JR. Analysis of Audiograms for a Large Cohort of Noise-Exposed Miners. Cincinnati, OH: HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH, Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Science, 1996.
• Gates GA, Schmid P, Kujawa SG, et al. Longitudinal threshold changes in older men with audiometric notches. (abstract) Hear Res. 2000 Mar; 141(1–2): 220–8.
• Helfer TM, Jordan NN, Lee RB. Postdeployment hearing loss in U.S. Army soldiers seen at audiology clinics from April 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. (abstract) Am J Audiol. 2005 Dec; 14(2): 161–8.
• Hwang SA, Gomez MI, Sobotova L, et al. Predictors of hearing loss in New York farmers. (abstract) Am J Ind Med. 2001 Jul; 40(1): 23–31.
• Jaruchinda P, Thongdeetae T, Panichkul S, Hanchumpol P. Prevalence and an analysis of noise--induced hearing loss in army helicopter pilots and aircraft mechanics. (abstract) J Med Assoc Thai. 2005 Nov; 88 Suppl 3: S232–9.
• Jokitulppo J, Toivonen M, Björk E. Estimated leisure-time noise exposure, hearing thresholds, and hearing symptoms of Finnish conscripts. (abstract) Mil Med. 2006 Feb; 171(2): 112–6.
• Joubert DM. Hearing loss in recreational shooters in Central Queensland: a pilot study. (No abstract available) Aust J Rural Health. 2006 Aug; 14(4): 164–6.
• Lander LI, Rudnick SN, Perry MJ. Assessing noise exposures in farm youths. (abstract) J Agromedicine. 2007; 12(2): 25–32.
• Lu J, Cheng X, Li Y, et al. Evaluation of individual susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss in textile workers in China. (abstract) Arch Environ Occup Health. 2005; 60(6): 287–94.
• Lusk SL, Kerr MJ, Kauffman SA. Use of hearing protection and perceptions of noise exposure and hearing loss among construction workers. (abstract) Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1998; 59(7): 466–70.
• NIH Consensus Conference. Noise and hearing loss. (No abstract available) JAMA. 1990 Jun 20; 263(23): 3185–90.
• McBride DI, Firth HM, Herbison GP. Noise exposure and hearing loss in agriculture: A survey of farmers and farm workers in the Southland Region of New Zealand. (abstract) J Occup Environ Med. 2003 Dec; 45(12): 1281–31.
• Morata TC. Young people: their noise and music exposures and the risk of hearing loss. (No abstract available) Int J Audiol. 2007 Mar; 46(3): 111–2.
• Muhr P, Månsson B, Hellström PA. A study of hearing changes among military conscripts in the Swedish Army. (abstract) Int J Audiol. 2006 Apr; 45(4): 247–51.
• Nageris BI, Raveh E, Zilberberg M, Attias J. Asymmetry in noise-induced hearing loss: Relevance of acoustic reflex and left or right handedness. (abstract) Otol Neurotol. 2007 Jun; 28(4): 434–7.
• Perry MJ, May JJ. Noise and chemical induced hearing loss: Special considerations for farm youth. (abstract) J Agromedicine. 2005; 10(2): 49–55.
• Prince MM. Distribution of risk factors for hearing loss: Implications for evaluating risk of occupational noise-induced hearing loss. (abstract) J Acoust Soc Am. 2002 Aug; 112(2): 557–67.
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Tinnitus

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Hearing Loss in Relation to Specific Conditions or Diseases

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Older Adults or Age-Related Hearing Loss Studies

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• Gates GA, Couropmitree NN, Myers RH. Genetic associations in age-related hearing thresholds. (abstract) Arch Otolaryngol. 1999 Jun; 125(6): 654–9.
• Helzner EP, Cauley JA, Pratt SR, et al. Race and sex differences in age-related hearing loss: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. (abstract) J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Dec; 53(12): 2119–27.
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• Nondahl DM, Cruickshanks KU, Wiley TL, et al. Accuracy of self-reported hearing loss. (abstract) Audiology. 1998 Sep-Oct; 37(5): 295–301.
• Nondahl DM, Cruickshanks KJ, Dalton DS, et al. The use of hearing protection devices by older adults during recreational noise exposure. (abstract) Noise Health. 2006; 8(33): 147–53.
• Popelka MM, Cruickshanks KJ, Wiley TL, et al. Moderate alcohol consumption and hearing loss: A protective effect. (abstract) J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Oct; 48(10): 1273–8.
• Popelka MM, Cruickshanks KJ, Wiley TL, et. al. Low prevalence of hearing aid use among older adults with hearing loss: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. (abstract) J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998 Sep; 46(9): 1075–8.
• Reuben DB, Walsk K, Moore AA, et al. Hearing loss in community-dwelling older persons: National prevalence data and identification using simple questions. (abstract) J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998 Aug; 46(8): 1008–11.
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