Clinical Trial: The Growing Burden of Hearing-Related Disability.

U.S., Sept. 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07798687) titled 'The Growing Burden of Hearing-Related Disability.' on Aug. 28.

Brief Summary: Hearing loss and tinnitus can affect communication, employment, daily functioning, and long-term disability. This study will examine hearing-related disability claims recorded by the National Insurance Institute of Israel between 2018 and 2025. The study will evaluate changes over time in the number and proportion of hearing-related claims and will compare patterns between general disability and work-injury claims. It will also describe the main hearing-related diagnoses, including hearing impairment, tinnitus, sensorineural hearing loss, noise-induced hea...