Age Related Hearing Loss in Korea: A Healthcare Center-based Study
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
; : 258-264, 2010.
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BACKGROUND: Age-related hearing loss is a common degenerative disorder among older individuals that warrants attention in a society with an aging population. The objectives of this study were to investigate age-related hearing loss and to estimate the prevalence of age-related hearing loss in Korea using a healthcare center-based study. METHODS: Persons older than 50 years of age visiting a selected health promotion center were recruited (n=10,118). Pure tone audiometry was performed on the subjects, and the average hearing thresholds were obtained using 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, 2,000 Hz, and 4,000 Hz for the six-dimension method. RESULTS: The prevalences of age-related hearing loss for subjects older than 65 years were 36.8% at a cutoff of > or =26 dBHL and 10.1% at a cutoff of > or =41 dBHL. When age and gender were corrected for, the estimated prevalences of age related hearing loss for those subjects greater than 65 years in the general population were 45.8% at a cutoff value of > or =26 dBHL and 14.8% at a cutoff value of > or =41 dBHL. CONCLUSION: Our study provides important information concerning age-related hearing loss in Korea. The estimated prevalence of age-related hearing loss in the general population in Korea was high.
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Asunto principal:
Audiometría
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Envejecimiento
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Prevalencia
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Atención a la Salud
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Promoción de la Salud
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Audición
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Pérdida Auditiva
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Corea (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
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Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Año:
2010
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Article