Self-reported hearing handicap and audiometric measures in older adults.
As part of an epidemiologic study of hearing disorders in older adults, audiometric thresholds (250-20,000 Hz), word recognition performance (Northwestern University Auditory Test No. 6 word lists in quiet and in competing message), and Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening (HHIE-S) scores were evaluated for 3178 adults ranging in age from 48 to 92 years. Overall, higher HHIE-S scores were more prevalent for older age groups and for greater degrees of hearing loss. After adjusting for the degree of hearing loss, the probability of reporting a hearing disability (handicap) decreased with age.
Wiley
T L
TL
Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
Cruickshanks
K J
KJ
Nondahl
D M
DM
Tweed
T S
TS
D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001299:Audiometry; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012650:Self Disclosure