Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent or Treat Hearing Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Morata, Thais C. ; Wong L
• Description:
  Otolaryngologists and other healthcare professionals have to make decisions involving prevention or treatment of hearing disorders on a routine basis. In order to adopt an evidence-based practice (EBP), such decisions should be guided by high-quality scientific knowledge. While there is consensus that EBP is a desired approach, it is not always clear what is meant by the term and what has to happen to claim that your practice is evidence-based. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that evidence supporting effectiveness can range from a "success story" based on a single example to high quality evidence involving formalized testing through cross-sectional or, better yet, prospective experimental design. A stronger quality and quantity of evidence than a single case study in a specific environment with a specific group of affected individuals is required for practices to be accepted as evidence-based. In this presentation we will describe the principles of EBP as they apply to the evaluation of interventions to prevent or treat hearing disorders. We will introduce approaches used for intervention effectiveness research, systematic reviews of the literature, the Cochrane Systematic reviews, and discuss strategies for the collection of evidence about different interventions. Examples will be provided on the best available evidence using different types of interventions for treatment of hearing loss, such as cochlear implants, and prevention of noise-induced hearing disorders. We will highlight where further evidence is needed, and recommend how further evidence should be collected and applied in the clinic. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Auditory System Hearing Disorders Hearing Loss Prevention Intervention Effectiveness Medical Treatment Noise Induced Hearing Loss
• ISSN:
  0742-3152
• Publisher:
  Association for Research in Otolaryngology
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060982
• Citation:
  Abstr Midwinter Res Meet Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2016 Feb; 39:489
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Abstracts of the 39th Midwinter Research Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Febuary 20-24, 2016, San Diego, California
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5118a668f53ec077b86814a6696c1ed7e0ccc02da357621d497b298da010f6a8dba109198af13a83a3981edf34ca5123931657b9e7b57c3f64198590afcf88f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224698/cdc_224698_DS1.pdf
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