Sensory abilities decline with age. More than 5% of the world's population, approximately
360 million people, have disabling hearing loss. In adults, disabling hearing loss is defined …

Hearing loss is a pervasive global healthcare concern with an estimated 10% of the global
population affected to a mild or greater degree. In the absence of appropriate diagnosis and …

A speech-in-noise test which uses digit triplets in steady-state speech noise was developed.
The test measures primarily the auditory, or bottom-up, speech recognition abilities in noise …

Permanent hearing loss is a leading global health care burden, with 1 in 10 people affected
to a mild or greater degree. A shortage of trained healthcare professionals and associated …

Objective: To determine the possible longitudinal relationships between hearing status and
depression, and hearing status and loneliness in the older population. Design: Multiple …

Objective: There is a substantial lack of knowledge of the impact of reduced hearing on
psychosocial functioning in adults younger than 70 yr. The aim of this study was to examine …

Background Globally, access to hearing health care is a growing concern with 900 million
people estimated to suffer from disabling hearing loss by 2050. Hearing loss is one of the …

Android) in South Africa, followed by a version in the United States of America in 2018
(hearScreen USA, American Academy of Audiology, Reston, USA). These digits-in-noise …

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a smartphone-based digits-
in-noise hearing test for South African English. Design: Single digits (0–9) were recorded …

Background/Objectives Age‐related hearing loss (ARHL) is a widely prevalent yet
manageable condition that has been linked to neurocognitive and psychiatric comorbidities …