Objectives: The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study provides a unique
opportunity to document the progression of ear health and hearing ability within the same …

Background While current research priorities include investigations of age-related hearing
loss, there are concerns regarding effects on childhood hearing, for example through …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationships between trajectories of change in
self-reported hearing over eight years with subsequent effects on cognition, measured using …

Objectives Accumulating evidence points to a relationship between hearing function and
cognitive ability in later life. However, the exact mechanisms of this relationship are still …

Hearing loss and cognitive impairments are both highly prevalent neurological
complications for older adults. While there is growing evidence to suggest that these two …

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors contributing to the declining prevalence of hearing
impairment in more recent generations. METHODS: We used data on hearing thresholds …

Objectives Improved long-term outcomes of hearing loss at a population level is the
underlying reason for interventions such as newborn hearing screening programs …

Challenges to hearing health are a significant public health problem. At least ten million
Americans have a hearing loss that interferes with the understanding of normal speech …

Objectives: Although the educational achievement gap between people without hearing loss
and people with hearing loss is well-documented, few studies are based on large …

Objectives: The primary objective of this article was to describe recruitment, data collection,
and methods for a longitudinal, multicenter study involving children with bilateral mild to …