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Picard GK, Bentvelzen AC, Savage G, Barnier A, Strutt PA. Hear Me Out: A Meta-Analysis of Third-Party Disability Due to Presbycusis. Ear Hear 2024; 45:297-305. [PMID: 37635275 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Hearing-related third-party disability is the transferrable impact of presbycusis on an affected individual's surrounding social network. Previous research suggests that interventions to overcome hearing-related communication challenges benefit both the individual with presbycusis and their communication partner. However, there have been no comparisons of the effects of different interventions on third-party disability. We conducted meta-analyses of hearing aid or communication-based longitudinal interventions to determine if: both kinds of interventions significantly benefit communication partners across three categories of third-party disability (communication, emotional health and lifestyle outcomes), hearing aid and communication interventions differ in the size of treatment effects, and demographic variables moderate intervention efficacy. DESIGN Four databases were systematically searched for studies published after 1990 that included preintervention and postintervention data for communication partners of individuals receiving a hearing aid or communication-based intervention. Studies were included if participants had presbycusis, were aged 45 or over, with no known physical or mental disorders, and had a willing study partner over 18 years old. Databases were last comprehensively and hand-searched in January 2023. One researcher applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria to select studies and complete data extraction. Depending on study design, risk of bias was assessed using the "Quality Assessment Tool for Before-After (Pre-Post) Studies with No Control Group" or the "Risk of Bias 2." Random effects models were run for effect sizes for both intervention types (together and separately) for each third-party disability category. Meta-regressions were run to inspect the effect of demographic variables on intervention efficacy. RESULTS Six studies satisfied inclusion criteria and showed that for both hearing and communication interventions, communication partners experienced significant improvements in all three outcomes. Communication interventions showed greater benefits for lifestyle outcomes, but hearing aid and communication interventions did not differ for communication and emotional health outcomes. Meta-regressions revealed previously undetected relationships between demographic variables and intervention efficacy. CONCLUSIONS The results of this meta-analysis and meta-regressions may have clinical and real-world implications in terms of highlighting the widespread benefits of these interventions, and the need to build in greater consideration of an individual's wider network when designing and implementing interventions. Noted limitations included certain combinations of intervention type and third-party disability category that were underrepresented (in absolute and/or relative terms), a lack of combined intervention (hearing aids and communication training) studies, and variation in the types of questionnaires used between studies. The current study discusses possible ways to unite the current literature for more consistent research practices.
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- Gabrielle K Picard
- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Ageing, Cognition and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Ageing, Cognition and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Ageing, Cognition and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Ageing, Cognition and Wellbeing, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- School of Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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Wang J, Lange K, Sung V, Morgan A, Saffery R, Wake M. Association of Polygenic Risk Scores for Hearing Difficulty in Older Adults With Hearing Loss in Mid-Childhood and Midlife: A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study Within the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 149:204-211. [PMID: 36701147 PMCID: PMC9880866 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.4466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Importance Although more than 200 genes have been associated with monogenic congenital hearing loss, the polygenic contribution to hearing decline across the life course remains largely unknown. Objective To examine the association of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for self-reported hearing difficulty among adults (40-69 years) with measured hearing and speech reception abilities in mid-childhood and early midlife. Design, Setting, and Participants This was a population-based cross-sectional study nested within the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children that included 1608 children and 1642 adults. Pure tone audiometry, speech reception threshold against noise, and genetic data were evaluated. Linear and logistic regressions of PRSs were conducted for hearing outcomes. Study analysis was performed from March 1 to 31, 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures Genotypes were generated from saliva or blood using global single-nucleotide polymorphisms array and PRSs derived from published genome-wide association studies of self-reported hearing difficulty (PRS1) and hearing aid use (PRS2). Hearing outcomes were continuous using the high Fletcher index (mean hearing threshold, 1, 2, and 4 kHz) and speech reception threshold (SRT); and dichotomized for bilateral hearing loss of more than 15 dB HL and abnormal SRT. Results Included in the study were 1608 children (mean [SD] age, 11.5 [0.5] years; 812 [50.5%] male children; 1365 [84.9%] European and 243[15.1%] non-European) and 1642 adults (mean [SD] age, 43.7 [5.1] years; 1442 [87.8%] female adults; 1430 [87.1%] European and 212 [12.9%] non-European individuals). In adults, both PRS1 and PRS2 were associated with hearing thresholds. For each SD increment in PRS1 and PRS2, hearing thresholds were 0.4 (95% CI, 0-0.8) decibel hearing level (dB HL) and 0.9 (95% CI, 0.5-1.2) dB HL higher on the high Fletcher index, respectively. Each SD increment in PRS increased the odds of adult hearing loss of more than 15 dB HL by 10% to 30% (OR for PRS1, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.0-1.3; OR for PRS2, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1-1.5). Similar but attenuated patterns were noted in children (OR for PRS1, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.8-1.2; OR for PRS2, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.0-1.5). Both PRSs showed minimal evidence of associations with speech reception thresholds or abnormal SRT in children or adults. Conclusions and Relevance This population-based cross-sectional study of PRSs for self-reported hearing difficulty among adults found an association with hearing ability in mid-childhood. This adds to the evidence that age-related hearing loss begins as early as the first decade of life and that polygenic inheritance may play a role together with other environmental risk factors.
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- Jing Wang
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Center for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Speech Pathology Department, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics and The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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Helfer KS, Jesse A. Hearing and speech processing in midlife. Hear Res 2020; 402:108097. [PMID: 33706999 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2020.108097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Middle-aged adults often report a decline in their ability to understand speech in adverse listening situations. However, there has been relatively little research devoted to identifying how early aging affects speech processing, as the majority of investigations into senescent changes in speech understanding compare performance in groups of young and older adults. This paper provides an overview of research on hearing and speech perception in middle-aged adults. Topics covered include both objective and subjective (self-perceived) hearing and speech understanding, listening effort, and audiovisual speech perception. This review ends with justification for future research needed to define the nature, consequences, and remediation of hearing problems in middle-aged adults.
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- Karen S Helfer
- Department of Communication Disorders, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 358 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 135 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Wang J, Sung V, Carew P, Liu RS, Burgner D, Wake M. Inflammation and hearing status in mid-childhood and mid-life: a population-based cross-sectional study. Int J Epidemiol 2020; 48:1556-1566. [PMID: 30815675 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lifelong inflammation - known to be associated with many non-communicable diseases - has not been thoroughly investigated in hearing. We aimed to determine if glycoprotein A (GlycA), a novel biomarker of chronic inflammation, is associated with hearing acuity in mid-childhood and mid-life. METHODS Population-based cross-sectional study within the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children with plasma GlycA and audiometry data (1169 children and 1316 parents). We calculated high Fletcher Index (mean threshold across 1, 2 and 4 kHz), defining hearing loss as threshold >15 decibel hearing level (dB HL) (better ear). Linear/logistic regression quantified associations of GlycA with hearing threshold/loss. RESULTS Mean [standard deviation (SD)] high Fletcher Indices (dB HL) were 8.0 (5.7) for children and 13.1 (6.9) for adults, with 8.7% and 26.1% respectively showing hearing loss. 1-SD rise in GlycA (children 0.13 mmol/L, adults 0.17 mmol/L) predicted higher hearing thresholds for the lower individual frequencies [1 kHz: children β 0.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.3-1.3; adults β 0.8, 95% CI 0.2-1.4]. This same pattern was evident for the high Fletcher Index (children β 0.7, 95% CI 0.3-1.1; adults β 0.8, 95% CI 0.3-1.4). This translated into 1-SD rise in GlycA predicting adult hearing loss [odds ratio (OR) 1.2, 95% CI 1.0-1.5] with similar but attenuated patterns in children. CONCLUSIONS GlycA is associated with poorer hearing by mid-childhood. This potentially reframes hearing loss as a life-course condition with inflammatory antecedents common to other non-communicable diseases. Replication and mechanistic studies could inform causal inference and early prevention efforts.
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- Jing Wang
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics & The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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