ArticleJournal of otology2023
Sensitivity and specificity of hearing tests for screening hearing loss in older adults.
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- Evaluating the Accuracy and User Satisfaction of Culturally-Relevant Kannada-Based Hearing Screening App Compared to Technical Screening Method.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Article
- Self-Perceived Hearing Handicap and Audiometric Severity in Age-Related Hearing Loss: Associations with Age and Sex.Audiology research · 2026Article
- Perceived Barriers as Key Behavioral Predictors of Medication Adherence in Older Adults with Diabetes in Northern Iran: Insights from the Health Action Process Approach.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- A composite risk score to identify older adults at high risk of hearing loss in a community screening program.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Case Management Intervention Combined with Physical Exercise Compared to Physical Exercise Alone in Older People with High Risk of Falls: A Protocol Study of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Validation of the Effectiveness of Three-Step Hand Rub Hearing Screening.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2025Article
- Updating STEADI for Primary Care: Recommendations From the American Geriatrics Society Workgroup.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- The effect of removing hearing aids on postural sway in older adults with age-related hearing loss: an experimental study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Optimizing age-related hearing risk predictions: an advanced machine learning integration with HHIE-S.BioData mining · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The study aimed to determine the most appropriate hearing screening test to identify disabling hearing loss for adults aged 65 years or older. Methods: This study included 577 older adults. Four hearing screening tests were considered in the study, including the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly Screening (HHIE-s), three single question tests, the whisper test, and the finger rub test. The sensitivity and specificity of these tests referenced to the hearing threshold of disabling hearing loss were estimated. Results: Among all tests, only the single self-perception question (0.7064 for sensitivity; 0.7225 for specificity) and whisper test (0.7833 for sensitivity; 0.7708 for specificity) could obtain both sensitivity and specificity higher than 70% for adults aged ≥65 years. Conclusion: Overall, we suggest using the whisper test to identify disabling hearing loss (>40 dB HL at the better ear) for adults aged 65 years or older. However, if the conditions do not permit, the single self-perception question is also acceptable. Moreover, HHIE-s might not be a good test to detect disabling hearing loss for adults aged 80 years or older.
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