Etiological Investigation and Analysis on Hearing Loss of Chinese People over 60 Years Old / 中国康复理论与实践
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
;
(12): 218-220, 2016.
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em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-488168
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the causes of hearing loss for people over 60 years old. Methods People more than 60 years old in 14 provinces, 22 districts were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire, and a hearing test was also done for every subject. Results Among all the subjects, the etiological factors of hearing loss were otitis media (10.5%), hereditary deafness (2.9%), noise-induced hearing loss (3%), ototoxic deafness (6.4%), traumatic deafness (2%), presbycusis (33.8%), sudden deafness (1%) and other reasons (36.2%), respec-tively, with 11.3%unknown. Conclusion Presbycusis is the main reason of hearing loss for old people, and otitis media is the second. The cause of hearing loss is different with ages, districts, and whether in rural areas.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
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Estudo de etiologia
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
Ano de publicação:
2016
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