Research Needs section from Age-Related Hearing Loss CPG
- Benefits of screening on quality of life, communication ability, and function
- Potential harms and costs associated with screening
- Standardization of hearing loss threshold definition by studies on screening
- Accuracy of various screening tools including head-to-head comparisons of different screening modalities
- Inclusion of diverse sub-populations and underrepresented groups in risk-stratification, screening, management, and outcomes research
- How to overcome disparities in management of ARHL
- How to improve access to hearing health
- Accuracy and validation of smartphone-based hearing assessments as screening and/or diagnostic tools.
- How to address lack of available hearing healthcare in underserved regions.
- Effect of counseling in patients and family/care partners
- Health literacy and counseling education
- Hearing aid use, compliance, and benefit in appropriately fit hearing aids vs others (e.g. OTC hearing aids, hearing aids from wholesale clubs/warehouses without audiology support).
