This study describes outcomes of a pilot age-related hearing loss screening program implemented in two Family Medicine and three Otolaryngology (ENT) clinics at the Medical University of South Carolina, in terms of postscreening follow-up and associations of screening with hearing health care use.

Clinic owners and audiologists should review the implementation outcomes reported here, as large-scale embedding of hearing screening in primary care settings has shown promise for improving early detection pipelines — though local feasibility and referral capacity must be assessed independently.

Integrating hearing screening into primary care at scale could significantly reduce the well-documented gap between hearing loss onset and first hearing aid fitting.

1. 01Pilot hearing screening program embedded in Family Medicine and ENT clinics at an academic medical center.
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