Self reported hearing loss among elderly Malaysians
- Author:
AK Rosdina
;
M Leelavathi
;
A Zaitun
;
VKM Lee
;
MN Azimah
;
SH Majmin
;
KA Mohd
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Elderly, hearing impairment, hearing loss, Malaysia
- From:Malaysian Family Physician
2010;5(2):91-94
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients attending a primary care facility to determine the prevalence of self reported hearing loss using a single question, “Do you have hearing loss?” Pure tone audiometry was performed to compare the accuracy of the self report. A total of 111 patients were recruited. The prevalence of self reported hearing loss using a
single question and pure tone audiometry was 24.3% and 36.9% respectively. By using pure tone audiometry at a cut-offlevel of 25 dBHL (decibels Hearing level), the single question yielded a sensitivity of 41.4% and specificity of 85.0%.The single question performed better at 40 dBHL pure tone audiometry with sensitivity of 55.0% and specificity of 82.0%. In conclusion, the prevalence of hearing loss in elderly was high and the single question self reported hearing loss performed satisfactorily with moderate hearing loss.
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