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September 11, 2025

Improving Access to Adult Hearing Care: A Retrospective Review of an Awareness Campaign and Community Hearing Test Service.

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ASAndrew SciberrasProfessional Services Group (United States)PGPaula GreenhamAM Technology (United Kingdom)PDPatrick D’HaeseVrije Universiteit Brussel

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Implication

Retrospective review highlights screening improves awareness of hearing loss in older adults, suggesting unmet audiological needs.

Key Points

  • Participants showed a 44% prevalence of disabling hearing loss, emphasizing urgent awareness of hearing issues among adults.
  • The retrospective analysis involved 597 individuals aged 60-70 years, where a significant number exhibited moderate or severe hearing loss.
  • Awareness campaigns employed community settings for screening audiograms, successfully engaging individuals unaware of their hearing loss.
  • The findings call for improved access to audiological services, indicating many individuals have unmet needs for hearing care.

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Sciberras et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2a9c304ab598fffb89dcahttps://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251372815
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