隐性听力损失研究进展

Advances in Research on Hidden Hearing Loss

隐性听力损失(Hidden Hearing Loss,HHL)主要表现为常规听阈正常,但噪声环境下的言语理解能力下降,噪声和衰老均是其发病原因。目前,HHL的发病机制尚不明确,现有的检测手段也不能及时明确诊断,同时也缺乏有效干预措施。本文主要就HHL的发病机制以及诊断研究进展进行综述。

Hidden hearing loss,often caused by noise and aging,is a hearing disorder where audiometric thresholds are normal but patients struggle to understand speech in challenging acoustical situations.At present,the pathogenesis of hidden hearing loss is not clear and there lack effective methods for its early detection.There is also no intervention can effectively prevent the progression of the disease.This paper provides mainly a review on the pathogenesis and clinical detection methodologies of hidden hearing loss.