Early detection of hearing loss in older adults: the public audiology service in Italy, 2021-2023
The supply of audiology tests perfomed in Italy during 2021-2023 was insufficient to meet the growing demand for hearing assessments among the aging population. However, the effectiveness of any screening audiological programme depends not only on the availability of well-trained specialists, but also on effective education programmes for the general population.
Authors
- Lorenzo Pignataro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1619-5124)
- Valeria Caragli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7112-0282)
- Luciano Bubbico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-4083)
- Giorgia Pugliese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6979-4206)
- Cegolon Luca
- Diego Zanetti
- Salvatore Ferlito
- Elisabetta Genovese
- Federica Di Berardino
Institutions
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Public Health Agency (GB)
- National Institute for Public Policy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14639/0392-100x-a1391
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00