ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2020
Quantitative criteria for age-related hearing loss using audiometric configuration analysis.
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objectivesTo suggest the most adaptable criteria of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) using prevalence matching with population-based data.
methodsWe chose 30, 25, 20, and 15 dB as gap ranges of cutoff values of the descending type of hearing loss, between an average of low (500 Hz, 1 kHz) and high (4 kHz, 6 kHz) frequencies. Interaural difference was defined as 10 or 15 dB. Hearing loss was defined over 25 dB. We compared the prevalence results of the cross-matching criteria. We used population-based data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We assumed that the prevalence of ARHL ranged from 25 to 35%, and this prevalence will increase gradually with age.
resultsAmong the eight possible criteria, age ≥ 65 years, average of all frequencies > 25 dB at the each sides, gap between low- and high frequencies ≥ 20 dB, and interaural difference ≤ 10 dB were the most suitable criteria to suggest a quantitative definition of ARHL audiometrically.
conclusionIn the current study, we recommend the new, quantitative ARHL criteria. The suggested criteria for ARHL might be easily accessed by other researchers to demonstrate their own hypotheses.
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