The inaugural World Report on Hearing: From barriers to a platform for change.
Catherine M McMahonCarrie L NiemanPeter R ThorneSusan D EmmettMahmood F BhuttaPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)
The inaugural World Report on Hearing was recently published by the World Health Organisation, and outlines the burden of hearing loss, and strategies to overcome this through preventative and public health approaches. Here, we identify barriers to wide-scale adoption, including historic low prioritisation of hearing loss against other public health needs, a lack of a health workforce with relevant training, poor access to assistive technology, and individual and community-level stigma and misunderstanding. Overcoming these barriers will require multi-sector stakeholder collaboration, involving ear and hearing care professionals, patients, communities, industry and policymakers.
Keyphrases
- public health
- hearing loss
- healthcare
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- global health
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- hiv aids
- systematic review
- quality improvement
- high throughput
- health information
- pain management
- depressive symptoms
- social support
- social media
- health insurance
- health promotion