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.

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A general term for the complete or partial loss of the ability to hear from one or both ears.

Descriptor ID	D034381
MeSH Number(s)	C09.218.458.341 C10.597.751.418.341 C23.888.592.763.393.341
Concept/Terms	Hearing Loss Hearing Loss Loss, Hearing Hypoacusis Hypoacuses Hearing Impairment

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hearing Loss".

Diseases [C]
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases [C09]
Ear Diseases [C09.218]
Hearing Disorders [C09.218.458]
Hearing Loss [C09.218.458.341]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Sensation Disorders [C10.597.751]
Hearing Disorders [C10.597.751.418]
Hearing Loss [C10.597.751.418.341]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Sensation Disorders [C23.888.592.763]
Hearing Disorders [C23.888.592.763.393]
Hearing Loss [C23.888.592.763.393.341]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hearing Loss".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hearing Loss".

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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.

Bar chart showing 54 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2014 and 2017 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2005	4	0	4
2006	1	0	1
2009	1	3	4
2010	1	1	2
2011	3	0	3
2012	2	1	3
2013	2	0	2
2014	3	2	5
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	3	5
2018	5	0	5
2019	3	1	4
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2022	3	0	3
2023	3	0	3
2024	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Hearing Loss" by people in Profiles.

Perlov NM, Li M, Patel J, Kumar AT, Urdang ZD, Willcox TO, Chiffer RC. Impact of Otologic Surgery on Medical and Social Outcomes in Adults With Hearing Loss. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2025 Jun; 134(6):435-443.

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Urbanski DP, Wolf JM, Langworthy BW, Parikh RR, Jutkowitz E, Shippee TP. Reported Unmet Hearing Aid Need in Older People With Dementia: The US National Core Indicators Survey. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 May; 25(5):853-859.

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Perlov NM, Li M, Patel J, Kumar AT, Urdang ZD, Willcox TO, Parkes W, Chiffer RC. Cognitive and language outcomes for pediatric hearing loss with otologic surgery. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Mar; 178:111889.

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Mahal R, Bluher A, Kallogjeri D, Seeser J, Piccirillo J, Buchman CA. Longitudinal Analysis of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Performance. Ear Hear. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 45(1):62-71.

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Hildrew DM, Perez PL, Mady LJ, Li J, Nilsen ML, Hirsch BE. CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Growing Vestibular Schwannoma: Longitudinal Tumor Control, Hearing Outcomes, and Predicting Post-Treatment Hearing Status. Laryngoscope. 2024 01; 134 Suppl 1:S1-S12.

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Lee LA, Barrick SK, Buvoli AE, Walklate J, Stump WT, Geeves M, Greenberg MJ, Leinwand LA. Distinct effects of two hearing loss-associated mutations in?the sarcomeric myosin MYH7b. J Biol Chem. 2023 05; 299(5):104631.

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Chen R, Diaz-Miranda MA, Aref-Eshghi E, Hartman TR, Griffith C, Morrison JL, Wheeler PG, Torti E, Richard G, Kenna M, Dechene ET, Spinner NB, Bai R, Conlin LK, Krantz ID, Amr SS, Luo M. Characterization of a possible founder synonymous variant in TECTA in multiple individuals with autosomal recessive hearing loss. Hum Mutat. 2022 12; 43(12):1837-1843.

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Ting J, Jiang K, Du S, Betz J, Reed N, Power MC, Gottesman R, Sharrett AR, Griswold M, Walker KA, Miller ER, Lin FR, Deal JA. Longitudinal Blood Pressure Patterns From Mid- to Late Life and Late-Life Hearing Loss in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 03 03; 77(3):640-646.

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Yi JS, Garcia Morales EE, Betz JF, Deal JA, Dean LT, Du S, Goman AM, Griswold ME, Palta P, Rebok GW, Reed NS, Thorpe RJ, Lin FR, Nieman CL. Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 03 03; 77(3):645-653.

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Hura N, Bernstein IA, Mady LJ, Agrawal Y, Lane AP, Rowan NR. Otolaryngic sensory loss as a measure of frailty among older US adults. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 05; 12(5):771-779.

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