Clinical characteristics of the “Gap” between the prevalence and incidence of hearing loss using National Health Insurance Service data
Junhun Lee,
Chul Young Yoon,
Juhyung Lee
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
Hearing loss is the inability to hear speech or sounds well, owing to a number of causes. This study aimed to simultaneously determine the prevalence, incidence, and the Gap between them in hearing loss in South Korean patients at the same point in time as well as to identify patients who have not recovered from hearing loss.
Methods
We examined the prevalence and incidence of patients diagnosed with hearing loss in the National Health Insurance Service database over an 11-year period from 2010 to… Show more
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