 Hearing Loss
"Hearing Loss" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A general term for the complete or partial loss of the ability to hear from one or both ears.
| Descriptor ID |
D034381
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C09.218.458.341 C10.597.751.418.341 C23.888.592.763.393.341
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| Concept/Terms |
Hearing Loss- Hearing Loss
- Loss, Hearing
- Hypoacusis
- Hypoacuses
- Hearing Impairment
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hearing Loss" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hearing Loss" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2018 | 16 | 3 | 19 | | 2019 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2021 | 17 | 1 | 18 | | 2022 | 18 | 0 | 18 | | 2023 | 21 | 0 | 21 | | 2024 | 13 | 7 | 20 | | 2025 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hearing Loss" by people in Profiles.
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Sun C, Zhao J, Li N, Yao X, Wang Y, Kim CH, Bok J, Peng AW, Xu Z. Alternative splicing of the Rbm24 gene is essential for cochlear hair cell stereocilia integrity and hearing function in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Apr 21; 123(16):e2531564123.
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Denney JT, Boardman JD, Pendergast PM. Hearing impairment and adult mortality: the role of co-impairments in understanding risk. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2026 Apr 07; 81(5).
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Uhler KM, Shah J, Gilley PM, Kaizer A, Hunnicutt C, Madrid A, Warner-Czyz AD. Is There a Relationship Between Infant and Toddler Speech Discrimination Abilities and Mean Length of Utterance at 33 Months? J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2026 Mar 12; 69(3):1230-1248.
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Cumming J, Manchaiah V, Mahomed-Asmail F, Beukes EW, Swanepoel W. Understanding Hearing Aid Use and Nonuse of Adult Hearing Aid Recipients: A Qualitative Content Analysis. J Am Acad Audiol. 2026 Jan; 37(1):42-53.
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Carlson ML, Zwolan TA, Bush ML, Cosetti MK, Dunn CC, Gubbels SP, Gurgel RK, Hashmi AZ, Holcomb MA, Hunter JB, Jilla AM, Kelley B, Lohse CM, Marinelli JP, McKee MM, Moody-Antonio SA, Miller EL, Nassiri AM, Reed NS, Sladen DP, Spankovich C, Tieben JE, Yueh B, Zeitler DM, Sydlowski SA. Proposed Development of a New Staging System for Hearing Loss: Countermeasure 2 of the Hearing Health Collaborative. Otol Neurotol. 2026 Feb 01; 47(2):e158-e163.
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Frisby C, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Feasibility, efficacy and effectiveness of community health worker-facilitated hearing aid provision: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 13; 15(11):e108591.
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Mothemela B, Frisby C, Mahomed Asmail F, de Kock T, Moore DR, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study. Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec; 18(1):2545630.
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Frisby C, Manchaiah V, Dawood N, Nieman C, Swanepoel W. Hearing loss and hearing aid stigma in low- and middle-income settings: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Mar; 48(6):1599-1616.
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Reed NS, Assi S, Bush M, Carlson ML, Cosetti M, Creel L, Gubbels S, Gurgel R, Holcomb M, Jilla AM, Lin FR, Marinelli JP, Myers C, Sladen DP, Spankovich C, Sydlowski S, Yueh B, Nassiri AM. Rationale for the Development of a Universal Hearing Metric for Public Consumption: Initiative 1 of the Hearing Health Collaborative. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Aug 01; 46(7):743-747.
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Ramos DS, Ferreira Muniz L, de Carvalho Leal M, Miranda Filho DB, Ximenes RAA, Brickley E, de Araujo TVB, Martelli CMT, Caldas Neto SDS. Late-onset hearing loss was not observed among preschool- aged children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: An analysis of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort (2015-2019). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Apr; 19(4):e0013033.
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