Prevalence of hearing loss and use of hearing aids among children and adolescents in Germany: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current data suggest that approximately 466 million people (5.0%) of the world's population have disabling hearing loss, therefrom, 34 million children, impacting their quality of life. To provide estimates on the prevalence of hearing loss on a national level, we reviewed the epidemiological literature addressing hearing loss in children and adolescents living in Germany as an example for a Western country.

Methods

We searched Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect and LIVIVO to identify published data. Furthermore, we manually searched websites of relevant institutions and journals not listed in electronically and searched for ongoing studies and/or not yet published data in clinicaltrials.gov . Study selection, data extraction, and methodologi

SUBMITTER: Schmucker C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6751852 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature