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Hearing loss

MedGen UID:
854601
Concept ID:
C3887873
Finding
Synonym: Hearing Loss

Definition

A partial or complete loss of hearing in one or both ears. It is classified as conductive, sensory, or central. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Basura GJ, Adams ME, Monfared A, Schwartz SR, Antonelli PJ, Burkard R, Bush ML, Bykowski J, Colandrea M, Derebery J, Kelly EA, Kerber KA, Koopman CF, Kuch AA, Marcolini E, McKinnon BJ, Ruckenstein MJ, Valenzuela CV, Vosooney A, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC, Dhepyasuwan N, Buchanan EM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Apr;162(2_suppl):S1-S55. doi: 10.1177/0194599820909438. PMID: 32267799
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Harmes KM, Blackwood RA, Burrows HL, Cooke JM, Harrison RV, Passamani PP
Am Fam Physician 2013 Oct 1;88(7):435-40. PMID: 24134083

Curated

UK NICE Guideline (NG98), Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management, 2023

American College of Medical Genetics ACT SHEET, Newborn Screening ACT Sheet Algorithm, Congenital Hearing Loss, 2009

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Samocha-Bonet D, Wu B, Ryugo DK
Ageing Res Rev 2021 Nov;71:101423. Epub 2021 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101423. PMID: 34384902
Nieman CL, Oh ES
Ann Intern Med 2020 Dec 1;173(11):ITC81-ITC96. doi: 10.7326/AITC202012010. PMID: 33253610
Shukla A, Harper M, Pedersen E, Goman A, Suen JJ, Price C, Applebaum J, Hoyer M, Lin FR, Reed NS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 May;162(5):622-633. Epub 2020 Mar 10 doi: 10.1177/0194599820910377. PMID: 32151193Free PMC Article
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Lasak JM, Allen P, McVay T, Lewis D
Prim Care 2014 Mar;41(1):19-31. Epub 2013 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.10.003. PMID: 24439878

Diagnosis

Shave S, Botti C, Kwong K
Pediatr Clin North Am 2022 Apr;69(2):221-234. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.12.006. PMID: 35337535
Nieman CL, Oh ES
Ann Intern Med 2020 Dec 1;173(11):ITC81-ITC96. doi: 10.7326/AITC202012010. PMID: 33253610
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Michels TC, Duffy MT, Rogers DJ
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jul 15;100(2):98-108. PMID: 31305044
Lasak JM, Allen P, McVay T, Lewis D
Prim Care 2014 Mar;41(1):19-31. Epub 2013 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.10.003. PMID: 24439878

Therapy

Joshua TG, Ayub A, Wijesinghe P, Nunez DA
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jan 1;148(1):5-11. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2685. PMID: 34709348Free PMC Article
Mao H, Chen Y
Neural Plast 2021;2021:4784385. Epub 2021 Jul 6 doi: 10.1155/2021/4784385. PMID: 34306060Free PMC Article
Omichi R, Shibata SB, Morton CC, Smith RJH
Hum Mol Genet 2019 Oct 1;28(R1):R65-R79. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddz129. PMID: 31227837Free PMC Article
Tang D, Li H, Chen L
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1130:109-128. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-6123-4_7. PMID: 30915704
Brouwer MC, McIntyre P, Prasad K, van de Beek D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 12;2015(9):CD004405. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004405.pub5. PMID: 26362566Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Brock PR, Maibach R, Childs M, Rajput K, Roebuck D, Sullivan MJ, Laithier V, Ronghe M, Dall'Igna P, Hiyama E, Brichard B, Skeen J, Mateos ME, Capra M, Rangaswami AA, Ansari M, Rechnitzer C, Veal GJ, Covezzoli A, Brugières L, Perilongo G, Czauderna P, Morland B, Neuwelt EA
N Engl J Med 2018 Jun 21;378(25):2376-2385. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1801109. PMID: 29924955Free PMC Article
GBD 2016 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1211-1259. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32154-2. PMID: 28919117Free PMC Article
Marsico C, Kimberlin DW
Ital J Pediatr 2017 Apr 17;43(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13052-017-0358-8. PMID: 28416012Free PMC Article
Davis A, McMahon CM, Pichora-Fuller KM, Russ S, Lin F, Olusanya BO, Chadha S, Tremblay KL
Gerontologist 2016 Apr;56 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S256-67. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw033. PMID: 26994265Free PMC Article
Lin FR, Metter EJ, O'Brien RJ, Resnick SM, Zonderman AB, Ferrucci L
Arch Neurol 2011 Feb;68(2):214-20. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.362. PMID: 21320988Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Garinis AC, Kemph A, Tharpe AM, Weitkamp JH, McEvoy C, Steyger PS
Int J Audiol 2018 Sep;57(sup4):S41-S48. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1339130. PMID: 28949262Free PMC Article
Parodi M, Rouillon I, Rebours C, Denoyelle F, Loundon N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2017 Dec;134(6):415-418. Epub 2017 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.03.009. PMID: 28479298
Jerger J
J Am Acad Audiol 2011 Mar;22(3):128. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.22.3.1. PMID: 21545765
Wrightson AS
Am Fam Physician 2007 May 1;75(9):1349-52. PMID: 17508530
De La Cruz A, Fayad JN
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000 Dec;123(6):728-32. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2000.111285. PMID: 11112966

Recent systematic reviews

Campello CP, Lemos CAA, Andrade WTL, Melo LPF, Nunes GRS, Cavalcanti HG
Int J Audiol 2024 Jan;63(1):1-7. Epub 2022 Dec 2 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2151943. PMID: 36459425
Joshua TG, Ayub A, Wijesinghe P, Nunez DA
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jan 1;148(1):5-11. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2685. PMID: 34709348Free PMC Article
Jafari Z, Kolb BE, Mohajerani MH
Can J Neurol Sci 2022 Mar;49(2):184-195. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.63. PMID: 33843530Free PMC Article
Shukla A, Harper M, Pedersen E, Goman A, Suen JJ, Price C, Applebaum J, Hoyer M, Lin FR, Reed NS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 May;162(5):622-633. Epub 2020 Mar 10 doi: 10.1177/0194599820910377. PMID: 32151193Free PMC Article
Lie A, Skogstad M, Johannessen HA, Tynes T, Mehlum IS, Nordby KC, Engdahl B, Tambs K
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2016 Apr;89(3):351-72. Epub 2015 Aug 7 doi: 10.1007/s00420-015-1083-5. PMID: 26249711Free PMC Article

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    Curated

    • NICE, 2023
      UK NICE Guideline (NG98), Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management, 2023
    • ACMG Algorithm, 2009
      American College of Medical Genetics ACT SHEET, Newborn Screening ACT Sheet Algorithm, Congenital Hearing Loss, 2009

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