Hearing impairment constitutes the fourth leading cause of disability on a global scale, predominantly affecting geriatric patients. In 2023, deafness was identified in the Hospital de Especialidades (Specialties Hospital) "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda" as the main reason for consultation in the Otorhinolaryngology Department, accounting for a total of 1755 cases, while it occupied second place in the Audiology Department...
No actionable clinical change from this single prevalence study, but the data reinforces the need for routine hearing screening protocols in specialty medical units serving older patients.
Prevalence data from high-specialty medical units helps build the evidence base for systematic hearing screening in hospital settings, especially for geriatric patients.
- 01Study reports prevalence of hearing loss at a high-specialty medical unit in Mexico.
- 02Hearing impairment is cited as the fourth leading cause of disability globally.
- 03Geriatric patients are disproportionately affected by hearing loss in this setting.
- 04Published in Revista Médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (PMID 42090714).
- 05Cross-sectional prevalence data; does not assess intervention outcomes.
Hearing impairment is the fourth leading cause of disability globally.
studysupportedHearing loss disproportionately affects geriatric patients in high-specialty medical units.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42090714
- DOI
- 10.5281/zenodo.18715318.
- Journal
- Revista Médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients at a high-specialty medical unit, with a focus on geriatric patients
- Intervention
- Hearing loss prevalence assessment in a specialty medical unit
Primary outcomes
Prevalence of hearing loss among patients at a high-specialty medical unit
