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WHO hearWHO Hearing Screener

Also known as: hearWHO, hearWHO app, WHO hearing check app

World Health Organization

Primary source
Sponsor / Institution
World Health Organization
Program Type
Diagnostic
Modality
Diagnostic
Stage
Marketed
Status
Active
Target Gene
—
Route / Mode
Mobile software hearing screener
Confidence
88%
Status Confidence
Status needs checking
Evidence Strength
Needs more support
Last Reviewed
2026-06-10
Geography
Global
Population
adult, screening, noise-induced, age-related
Trial IDs
0
Mechanism

Free mobile digits-in-noise hearing screener for public hearing checks and longitudinal monitoring.

Indications
Hearing LossNoise-Induced Hearing LossAge-Related Hearing Loss
Notes

Public-health benchmark for mobile hearing screening; included as a sponsor/institution record rather than a commercial product because WHO owns the public-health framing.

Evidence & Sources
3 structured sources
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Key Events
2018-03-01
WHO launched the hearWHO app for mobile hearing checks
Data Checks
institution-led-study
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