| Hearing in a 54- to 66-year-old population in northern Finland. | |
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PMID: 20839902 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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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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Samuli Hannula; Elina Mäki-Torkko; Kari Majamaa; Martti Sorri |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-14 |
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: 49 ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Audiol Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140017 Medline TA: Int J Audiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 920-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Clinical Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. samuli.hannula@oulu.fi |
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