Hearing in a 54-to 66-year-old population in northern Finland

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作者
Hannula, Samuli [1 ]
Maki-Torkko, Elina [1 ,2 ]
Majamaa, Kari [1 ]
Sorri, Martti [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oulu, Dept Clin Med, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
[2] Linkoping Univ, Dept Clin & Expt Med Tech Audiol, Linkoping, Sweden
关键词
Hearing impairment; Adult; Prevalence; Gender; Population; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; ELDERLY POPULATION; IMPAIRMENT; AGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; COHORT; ADULTS;
D O I
10.3109/14992027.2010.510146
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
There are only a few large, population-based epidemiological studies on hearing impairment (HI) in adults. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HI and possible differences between ears in older adults. The subjects (n = 850), aged 54-66 years, were randomly sampled from the population register. A questionnaire survey, an otological examination, and pure-tone audiometry were performed. Another questionnaire was mailed to collect information on non-participants. The prevalence of HI averaged over the frequencies of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz for the better ear >= 20 dB HL was 26.7% (men: 36.8%, women: 18.4%). There was no difference between left and right ear pure-tone averages over the frequencies 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz (PTA (0.5-4 kHz)), but a significant difference of -0.8 dB HL was found for the low frequencies 0.125, 0.25, and 0.5 kHz (PTA (0.125-0.5 kHz)), and 4.4 dB HL for the high frequencies over 4, 6, and 8 kHz (PTA (4-8 kHz)). In conclusion, HI was a highly prevalent finding in this age group.
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