Single-Item Hearing Screening in a Group Care Health Clinic for Older Adults

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a public health concern given its associations with increased dementia, depression, and loneliness.1-3 Still, most adults have not had their hearing loss treated, partly because the gradual onset of ARHL reduces awareness of its impact.4,5 Stigma also remains persistent, and when care providers say, “You hear normally for your age,” it implies treatment is unnecessary.6