Rolfe, Crystal;
Ozmen, Ayla;
Maru, Devina;
(2023)
Beginning your hearing health journey with the online hearing test.
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Abstract
There are 12 million people with hearing loss in the UK and this is expected to increase to 14.2 million by 2035. We know that the effects of unmanaged hearing loss are significant. It leads to an increased risk of both social isolation and poor mental health, and is a major driver for leaving the workforce early. Hearing loss has also been identified as the largest potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia. Yet still, people wait an average of 10 years before they seek help for their hearing loss. World Hearing Day 20231 took place on the 3 March and the theme this year looks to highlight the importance of integrating ear and hearing care within primary care, as an essential component of universal health coverage.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Beginning your hearing health journey with the online hearing test |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0021 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0021 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2023, The Authors. This article is Open Access: CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | ENT; Health promotion and prevention; Screening; Audiology; general practice; primary healthcare |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > UCL Medical School |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10181289 |
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