RT Journal
A1 Lin FR, Niparko JK, Ferrucci L
T1 HEaring loss prevalence in the united states
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2011
FD November 14
VO 171
IS 20
SP 1851
OP 1853
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.506
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.506
AB 
The prevalence of hearing loss in the US population has been estimated from self-reported data1 or in age-restricted cohorts.2 These estimates may not accurately reflect the true burden of hearing loss in the United States. We estimated the overall prevalence of audiometric hearing loss among all individuals (age ≥12 years) in the United States using data from a nationally representative data set and with a definition of hearing loss recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).