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February 2, 2026Movement Disorders4 citations

Hearing Loss in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hearing Loss in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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SFSharyar Rajai FirouzabadiIMIda MohammadiHGHossein Golsorkh

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Overview

Systematic review evaluates hearing loss prevalence in Parkinson's disease, suggesting early non-motor symptoms.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the prevalence and characteristics of hearing loss in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
  • Conducted a systematic review of observational studies on hearing loss in Parkinson's disease.
  • Included studies using pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, or central auditory processing tests.
  • Performed meta-analysis using random-effects models to evaluate pooled prevalence and heterogeneity.
  • 73.9% of individuals with Parkinson's disease exhibited hearing loss.
  • High-frequency hearing impairment was more prevalent (82.6%) compared to low-frequency loss (45.1%).
  • Those with Parkinson's disease were 1.82 times more likely to experience hearing loss than age-matched controls.

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Firouzabadi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980ff49c1c9540dea8121f9https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.70206
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