ArticleHeliyon2025
Establishment of reference audiometric norms for the elderly population: A community-based study on mean and median hearing thresholds.
Article in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Background: This investigation quantifies the mean and median hearing thresholds and assesses the prevalence of age-related hearing loss within the senior population of Taipei. Methods: In a substantive geriatric assessment supported by government initiative, 1696 individuals from a community hospital partook in this cross-sectional study (2016-2018). Detailed audiometric evaluations logged pure-tone thresholds across critical frequencies (0.5k, 1k, 2k, 4k Hz), in conjunction with participant ages, genders, and HHIE-S questionnaire results. Results: The findings indicated mean and median pure tone averages (PTA) of 25.3 ± 15.6 dB HL and 22.5 dB HL, respectively. Gender-based analysis showcased higher PTAs for males than females. The study illuminated a progressive increase in hearing thresholds with age and higher frequencies. A 41 % prevalence of hearing impairment was recorded, with a notable 15.2 % deemed disabling, and a potential candidacy for cochlear implantation in 1.5 % of the study group. Conclusions: Hearing loss was prevalent in 41 % of the non-hospitalized elderly demographic, chiefly characterized as mild. However, older age groups, particularly those over 85, presented an elevated occurrence of moderate hearing loss.
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