ArticleNoise & health
Hearing loss and access to audiology services in rural victoria: Findings from the crossroads study.
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- Use of Allied Health Services in Rural Northern Victoria, Australia.The Australian journal of rural health · 2025Article
- Hearing loss, social isolation and depression in participants aged 50 years or over in Tasmania, Australia.Australasian journal on ageing · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextRural residents can be exposed to high levels of agricultural machinery noise and are at risk of hearing loss.
aimsThis study aimed to determine audiology service use and rates of hearing loss in a regional area of Australia, using both self-report and audiology testing. SETTING AND
designA survey of randomly selected households was undertaken and 6432 participants were interviewed face to face about their health, hearing, and use of audiology services. A total of 1454 participants were randomly selected to undertake standard audiology testing. MATERIAL AND
methodsMaterial Hearing was evaluated using conventional audiometry. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Independent t-tests, cChi-squared tests, and logistic regression were used to examine the association amongbetween hearing loss, use of audiology services, and demographic factors.
resultsHearing issues were present in 12.5% of the survey participants. The rate of hearing loss increased significantly with age. Males were significantly more likely to have hearing loss than females (9.5% vs. 5.2%, pP << 0.01). The majority of people who reported accessing audiology services in the past 12 months were satisfied with the care they received (85.2%), and experienced short waiting times for these services (68.2% waited ≤≤ 7 days).
conclusionsMales had higher rates of hearing issues than females in this rural area. Audiology services in the region were accessible within short waiting times, and clients were satisfied with the service.
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