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class="article abstract-view " itemprop="articleBody"><span class="highwire-journal-article-marker-start"></span><h1 id="article-title-1" itemprop="headline">The Epidemiology of Deafness</h1> <div class="contributors"> <ol class="contributor-list" id="contrib-group-1"> <li class="contributor" id="contrib-1" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="name" itemprop="name"><a class="name-search" href="/search?author1=Abraham+M.+Sheffield&sortspec=date&submit=Submit">Abraham M. Sheffield</a></span><a id="xref-aff-1-1" class="xref-aff" href="#aff-1">1</a> and </li> <li class="last" id="contrib-2"><span class="name"><a class="name-search" href="/search?author1=Richard+J.H.+Smith&sortspec=date&submit=Submit">Richard J.H. Smith</a></span><a id="xref-aff-2-1" class="xref-aff" href="#aff-2">2</a><span class="xref-sep">,</span><a id="xref-aff-3-1" class="xref-aff" href="#aff-3">3</a><span class="xref-sep">,</span><a id="xref-aff-4-1" class="xref-aff" href="#aff-4">4</a><span class="xref-sep">,</span><a id="xref-aff-5-1" class="xref-aff" href="#aff-5">5</a></li> </ol> <ol class="affiliation-list"> <li class="aff"><a id="aff-1" name="aff-1"></a><address><sup>1</sup>Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 </address> </li> <li class="aff"><a id="aff-2" name="aff-2"></a><address><sup>2</sup>Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories (MORL), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 </address> </li> <li class="aff"><a id="aff-3" name="aff-3"></a><address><sup>3</sup>Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 </address> </li> <li class="aff"><a id="aff-4" name="aff-4"></a><address><sup>4</sup>Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 </address> </li> <li class="aff"><a id="aff-5" name="aff-5"></a><address><sup>5</sup>Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 </address> </li> </ol> <ol class="corresp-list"> <li class="corresp" id="corresp-1"><em>Correspondence:</em> <span class="em-link"><span class="em-addr">richard-smith{at}uiowa.edu</span></span></li> </ol> </div> <div class="section abstract" id="abstract-1" itemprop="description"> <h2>Abstract</h2> <p id="p-3">Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit worldwide. It affects ∼5% of the world population, impacts people of all ages, and exacts a significant personal and societal cost. This review presents epidemiological data on hearing loss. We discuss hereditary hearing loss, complex hearing loss with genetic and environmental factors, and hearing loss that is more clearly related to environment. 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