TY - JOUR AU - Lapenna, R. AU - Cipriani, L. AU - Ricci, G. PY - 2020/02/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Treatment of presbycusis: where do we stand? JF - JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS JA - Gerontology and Geriatrics VL - 65 IS - 3 SE - Clinical Geriatrics - Short Communications DO - UR - https://www.jgerontology-geriatrics.com/article/view/134 SP - 152-153 AB - Hearing loss is an important health and social problem in general population. Epidemiological studies suggest that 12.7% of Americans 12 years and older had bilateral hearing loss from 2001 through 2008, and this estimate increases to 48.1 million or 20.3% when also including individuals with unilateral hearing loss. About 8 million Italians (12% of the whole population) suffer from hearing disorders, more than half a million of whom are adults with severe deafness and subsequent social handicap. (...) ER -