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Hearing loss in people with intellectual disabilities remains underdiagnosed and undertreated

08.19.26 | PLOS
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Hearing loss in people with intellectual disabilities remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, per Germany-based study diagnosing hearing loss in almost half of the 1,053 participants, 70% of which was previously undiagnosed.

Article Link : https://plos.io/4woaJGz

Article Title: Overlooked and undertreated: Hearing loss among individuals with intellectual disabilities – A German cohort study

Author Countries: Germany

Funding: This work is part of the project HörGeist , which was funded by the German Innovation Fund of the Federal Joint Committee under the number 01NVF18038. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

10.1371/journal.pgph.0006872

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
cbhaskar@plos.org

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APA:
PLOS. (2026, August 19). Hearing loss in people with intellectual disabilities remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DG65R1/hearing-loss-in-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-remains-underdiagnosed-and-undertreated.html
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"Hearing loss in people with intellectual disabilities remains underdiagnosed and undertreated." Brightsurf News, Aug. 19 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DG65R1/hearing-loss-in-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-remains-underdiagnosed-and-undertreated.html.