April 30, 2024Otolaryngology

Clinical Practice Guideline: Age‐Related Hearing Loss

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STSang‐Bing TsaiGuangdong University of Technology MBMatthew L. BushUniversity of Kentucky HWHeather M. WeinreichUniversity of Illinois Chicago

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Clinical practice guideline reports evidence-based recommendations for screening and amplification in adults aged 50 and older, highlighting pathways to improve hearing care access.

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Strong recommendations prioritize obtaining a diagnostic audiogram following positive screening, with clinicians offering appropriately fit amplification for identified impairment.
Routine screening for individuals aged 50 years and older targets initial impairment, while persistent speech understanding deficits warrant cochlear implantation evaluation.
Clinical practice guideline development group synthesized current evidence to establish actionable statements, incorporating otoscopy to detect cerumen impaction or abnormalities.
Highlights quality improvement in hearing healthcare delivery, urging prompt specialty referral when patients exhibit poor word recognition or complex asymmetric hearing loss.

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Tsai et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6ca8ab6db643587648cae https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.750

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Clinical practice guideline reports evidence-based recommendations for screening and amplification in adults aged 50 and older, highlighting pathways to improve hearing care access.

Clinical Practice Guideline: Age‐Related Hearing Loss

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Clinical Practice Guideline: Age‐Related Hearing Loss

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