Debara L Tucci (Prof)

Director

MD, MS, MBA, FACS, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health, USA.

Latest Contribution

Graphs showing prevalence of hearing loss 35dB or greater, 1990–2019, with forecasts to 2050, by WHO region.

Lancet Commission on Hearing Loss

2 September 2022 | | ENT, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants, Otology

The Lancet Commission on Hearing Loss was convened in 2019, and its main report will be published in 2023. We learn more about it here. The Lancet Commission on Hearing Loss was convened in 2019, and was charged by Richard...

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The mounting burden of hearing loss worldwide: gearing up global collaboration

1 November 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric

As audiology and ENT professionals we all have an inkling about the prevalence and impact of hearing loss, but the true gravity of the situation is even greater than previously thought… It may seem hard to believe, but in the...