The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago is nonpartisan a research organization that aims to provide objective social science and data science research. One of their most recent projects, Sound Check, focuses on increasing awareness and education about hearing loss.
To achieve these efforts, NORC created new estimates of bilateral hearing loss at the national, state, and county levels and published these estimates on the Sound Check website and in a report. In the comprehensive report, NORC summarizes hearing loss and its negative impacts, provides estimates of bilateral hearing loss in the United States, summarizes the evaluation of hearing loss and prevention strategies, and discusses hearing technology interventions.
In addition to the report, the website will allow users to identify hearing loss estimates in their specific state or county stratified by age-group, race and ethnicity, and gender. Overall, NORC aims to use this website and report as well as other hearing-loss-related efforts to educate users about hearing loss prevention, detection, and treatment information.
References
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. (2024) National Indicator Report on Hearing Loss: National, State, and County Estimates of Hearing Loss in the United States.
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. (2024) Sound Check: Mapping Hearing Loss in the United States.
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