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Male veterans are significantly less likely to have excellent or good hearing and are significantly more likely to have a little or moderate trouble hearing

Male Veterans Less Likely to Have Excellent, Good Hearing

More likely to have little/moderate trouble hearing, a lot of trouble hearing, be deaf than nonveterans
The odds of postural instability are increased in older adults with moderate or worse hearing loss

Hearing Loss Linked to Postural Instability in Older Adults

Findings seen for patients 40 years and older, even when hearing loss is only on one side
Older adults with untreated hearing loss have increased total health care costs and an increased risk for medical comorbidities

Health Care Costs, Use Up for Untreated Hearing Loss

Risks also increased for medical comorbidities among older adults with untreated hearing loss
The sounds of summer can cause hearing damage

Summer Sounds Can Cause Hearing Damage

Experts suggest warning patients to use caution at music concerts, fireworks, and around lawnmowers
Many patients with self-reported hearing loss do not receive medical evaluation and recommended treatments

Gaps Seen Between Hearing Loss, Receipt of Medical Evaluation, Tx

About 20.6 percent of those with hearing less than excellent/good had visited doctor for hearing issues
Patients with epilepsy undergoing medial temporal lobe surgery have increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy

Medial Temporal Lobe Surgery Linked to Prevalence of Tinnitus

Increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy
A difference of 6 on the Voice Handicap Index-10 total score may represent a minimal important difference for patients with voice disorders

Minimal Important Difference ID’d in Voice Handicap Index-10

Difference of 6 was reported for moderate change in voice symptoms; may represent MID
Some newborns in the United States still aren't getting screened for hearing loss or congenital heart disease

CDC: Not All Newborns Getting Heart Disease, Hearing Loss Tests

Such screens are critical to early intervention efforts, CDC officials say
Commonly used hearing tests often fail to detect a prevalent form of inner ear damage

Hearing Tests May Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

Audiogram can appear normal even with damage to inner hair cells
Among American adults 20 and older

Rate of Hearing Loss Projected to Almost Double in the U.S. by 2060

Increase will be greatest among adults over 70, researchers say