Self reported hearing loss among elderly malaysians.

نویسندگان

  • Ak Rosdina
  • M Leelavathi
  • A Zaitun
  • Vkm Lee
  • Mn Azimah
  • Sh Majmin
  • Ka Mohd
چکیده

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-off-level 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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia

دوره 5 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010