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OBJECTIVES: Presbycusis is one of the causes of deafness that has increased most in our society. To show the levels of presbycusis in people over 60 who attend our health centre for other reasons and to assess the utility of certain tests employed in primary care to detect hearing problems. PATIENTS AND METHOD: One-hundred and ten people. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: prior specialist diagnosis, lack of consent or impossibility of running the tests. Assessment of auditory invalidity: otoscopy, Weber, Rinne, whispered voice, auditory disability test. Audiological validation by audiometry assessed by ORL. Results analysed with SPSS statistical packet. RESULTS: Mean age 714 (6.1). Otoscopy was normal in 81.8%. Weber's test had no significant relationship with the otoscopy, but did with the Rinne. Presbycusis was seen in 68.2% of the audiometries. Everyone (100%) who had worked in a noisy environment had audiometric deficit. CONCLUSIONS: There were high figures (87%) for hypoacusis in our population of elderly people. In 68.2%, this was due to presbycusis. The sensitivity and negative predictive value (Vp-) of most of the tests used in primary care to detect auditory disorders are low.
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Presbycusis/diagnosis , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Mass Screening , Middle Aged , Primary Health Care , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Objetivo. La presbiacusia es una de las causas de sordera cuyo índice ha aumentado más en nuestra sociedad. El objetivo de nuestro estudio es poner de manifiesto los valores de presbiacusia en personas mayores de 60 años que acuden a nuestro centro de salud por otros problemas, y valorar la utilidad de algunas pruebas utilizadas en atención primaria para detectar problemas auditivos. Pacientes y método. Participaron 110 individuos. Los criterios de exclusión fueron: diagnóstico previo especializado, falta de consentimiento o imposibilidad para hacer las pruebas. La valoración de la discapacidad auditiva se hizo según la otoscopia, prueba de Weber, prueba de Rinne, la voz susurrada y el test de discapacidad auditiva. La validación audiológica se realizó por audiometría valorada por el servicio de otorrinolaringología. El análisis de resultados se efectuó con el paquete estadístico SPSS. Resultados. Edad media 71 ± 6,1 años. La otoscopia fue normal en el 81,8%. La prueba de Weber no tuvo relación significativa con la otoscopia; sin embargo, sí la tuvo la prueba de Rinne. La presbiacusia se objetivó en el 68,2% de las audiometrías. El 100% de las personas que habían trabajado en ambiente ruidoso presentaba déficit audiométrico. Conclusiones. Hay cifras elevadas (87%) de hipoacusia en nuestra población de ancianos, y en el 68,2% de los casos se debe a presbiacusia. La sensibilidad y el valor predictivo negativo de la mayoría de las pruebas para detección de alteraciones auditivas utilizadas en primaria son bajos
Objectives. Presbycusis is one of the causes of deafness that has increased most in our society. To show the levels of presbycusis in people over 60 who attend our health centre for other reasons and to assess the utility of certain tests employed in primary care to detect hearing problems. Patients and method. One-hundred and ten people. Exclusion criteria: prior specialist diagnosis, lack of consent or impossibility of running the tests. Assessment of auditory invalidity: otoscopy, Weber, Rinne, whispered voice, auditory disability test. Audiological validation by audiometry assessed by ORL. Results analysed with SPSS statistical packet. Results. Mean age 714 (6.1). Otoscopy was normal in 81.8%. Weber's test had no significant relationship with the otoscopy, but did with the Rinne. Presbycusis was seen in 68.2% of the audiometries. Everyone (100%) who had worked in a noisy environment had audiometric deficit. Conclusions. There were high figures (87%) for hypoacusis in our population of elderly people. In 68.2%, this was due to presbycusis. The sensitivity and negative predictive value (Vp-) of most of the tests used in primary care to detect auditory disorders are low
