Hearing impairment natural history, complications and prognosis

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Overview

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Natural History

Complications

Age-related hearing loss has been associated with^[1]^[2]

Worse quality of life
Depression
Social isolation
Functional decline
Fall risk
Increased hospitalization
Increase Health care use
Accelerated Cognitive decline
Dementia

Prognosis

The prognosis for hearing recovery for idiopathic SSNHL depends on variety of things including the severity of hearing loss, shape of the audiogram, age of onset, presence of vertigo, and presence or absence of other risk factors.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Nieman CL, Oh ES (2020). "Hearing Loss". Ann Intern Med. 173 (11): ITC81–ITC96. doi:10.7326/AITC202012010. PMID 33253610 Check |pmid= value (help).
↑ Lin FR, Yaffe K, Xia J, Xue QL, Harris TB, Purchase-Helzner E; et al. (2013). "Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults". JAMA Intern Med. 173 (4): 293–9. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868. PMC 3869227. PMID 23337978. Review in: Evid Based Nurs. 2014 Apr;17(2):60-1
↑ Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC (2011). "Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis". Trends Amplif. 15 (3): 91–105. doi:10.1177/1084713811408349. PMC 4040829. PMID 21606048.
↑ Huafeng Y, Hongqin W, Wenna Z, Yuan L, Peng X (2019). "Clinical characteristics and prognosis of elderly patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss". Acta Otolaryngol. 139 (10): 866–869. doi:10.1080/00016489.2019.1641218. PMID 31452421.

[pmid332536102-1] Nieman CL, Oh ES (2020). "Hearing Loss". Ann Intern Med. 173 (11): ITC81–ITC96. doi:10.7326/AITC202012010. PMID 33253610 Check |pmid= value (help).

[pmid23337978-2] Lin FR, Yaffe K, Xia J, Xue QL, Harris TB, Purchase-Helzner E; et al. (2013). "Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults". JAMA Intern Med. 173 (4): 293–9. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868. PMC 3869227. PMID 23337978. Review in: Evid Based Nurs. 2014 Apr;17(2):60-1

[pmid21606048-3] Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC (2011). "Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis". Trends Amplif. 15 (3): 91–105. doi:10.1177/1084713811408349. PMC 4040829. PMID 21606048.

[pmid31452421-4] Huafeng Y, Hongqin W, Wenna Z, Yuan L, Peng X (2019). "Clinical characteristics and prognosis of elderly patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss". Acta Otolaryngol. 139 (10): 866–869. doi:10.1080/00016489.2019.1641218. PMID 31452421.

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