Subjective and Objective Hearing Loss Among US Adult Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cancer survivors are at a higher risk of developing hearing loss (HL) due to older age, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, the prevalence of HL among US cancer survivors remains unknown. Additionally, there is a lack of uniform HL screening guidelines for this enlarging population.

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of subjective HL and objective HL by audiometry test among cancer survivors and compare them with the general population as well as to assess the performance of subjective HL questions in detecting true (ie, audiometry-confirmed) HL.

Design, setting, and participants

In a cross-sectional design, adults between ages 20 and 80 years who had audiometry testing and responded to a hearing questionnaire from the National Health and Nutrition E

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557032 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature