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. 2000 Feb;11(2):67-75.

Self-reported hearing handicap and audiometric measures in older adults

T L Wiley  1 , K J Cruickshanks, D M Nondahl, T S Tweed
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  • PMID: 10685672

Self-reported hearing handicap and audiometric measures in older adults

T L Wiley et al. J Am Acad Audiol. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

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.

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