A Cross-Sectional Study on the Hearing Threshold Levels Among People in Qinling, Qinghai, and Nanjing, China.
Am J Audiol
; 27(1): 147-155, 2018 Mar 08.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to investigate the hearing threshold among different age groups, genders, and geographic areas in China to provide some insight into the appropriate clinical interventions for hearing loss.METHOD:
Using a systematic random sampling technique, 562 participants from Qinling, Qinghai, and Nanjing were included. Participants in the same area were divided into 3 groups according to their age. Pure-tone audiometric thresholds were measured at octave and interoctave frequencies of 0.125-16 kHz for each subject.RESULTS:
There were significant differences in auditory thresholds at nearly all frequencies among young, middle-aged, and elderly people, and hearing thresholds increased with increasing age. People generally had the best hearing ability in Nanjing, better hearing ability in Qinghai, and the worst hearing ability in Qinling. Significant differences in hearing thresholds were found between males and females at several frequencies in Qinling.CONCLUSION:
People living in the rural area of Qinling in China had higher hearing threshold levels, particularly males, and hearing thresholds increased with age.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Audiometria de Tons Puros
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Limiar Auditivo
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Envelhecimento
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Dinâmica Populacional
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Perda Auditiva
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Audiol
Assunto da revista:
AUDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article