"Hearing Aids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Wearable sound-amplifying devices that are intended to compensate for impaired hearing. These generic devices include air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D006310
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.305.906.500 E07.814.458
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| Concept/Terms |
Hearing Aids- Hearing Aids
- Aid, Hearing
- Aids, Hearing
- Hearing Aid
Ear Molds- Ear Molds
- Ear Mold
- Mold, Ear
- Molds, Ear
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hearing Aids" by people in Profiles.
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Hearing Intervention, Social Isolation, and Loneliness: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jul 01; 185(7):797-806.
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Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomised controlled trial. Lancet Public Health. 2025 Jun; 10(6):e492-e502.
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Trends in pediatric bone conduction hearing device selection according to demographic and socioeconomic factors. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 May; 192:112325.
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Patient Preferences in Cochlear Implant Manufacturer Selection. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Jan 01; 46(1):54-59.
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A Hearing Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 11 04; 7(11):e2446591.
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Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Dec; 72(12):3784-3799.
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Hearing Loss Prevalence, Years Lived With Disability, and Hearing Aid Use in the United States From 1990 to 2019: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study. Ear Hear. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 45(1):257-267.
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Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort. Lancet Public Health. 2023 05; 8(5):e329-e338.
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Effect of a Community Health Worker-Delivered Personal Sound Amplification Device on Self-Perceived Communication Function in Older Adults With Hearing Loss: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022 12 20; 328(23):2324-2333.
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Cochlear Implants for Deaf Children With Early Developmental Impairment. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6).