Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Adults in France in the CONSTANCES Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although hearing loss is common in the population worldwide, the prevalence of hearing loss and hearing aid use is not known.

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of hearing loss and hearing aid use in the adult French population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the CONSTANCES cohort, a representative sample of the French population. Volunteers aged 18 to 75 years were recruited at 21 preventive health centers between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2019. The present study included participants with audiometric data.

Main outcomes and measures

The main outcomes were prevalence of hearing loss and disabling hearing loss overall and by sex and age group and prevalence of self-reported hearing aid use among those wit

SUBMITTER: Lisan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature