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. 2007 Sep-Oct;73(5):654-9.
doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30126-9.

The prevalence of hearing loss in an elderly population in Rio de Janeiro: a cross-sectional study

Leila Couto Mattos  1 , Renato Peixoto Veras
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The prevalence of hearing loss in an elderly population in Rio de Janeiro: a cross-sectional study

Leila Couto Mattos et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Hearing loss in the elderly is one of the most frequent chronic diseases.

Aim: to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss in a representative sample of elderly people (aged 65 or over) in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Material and method: a prospective, cross-sectional population-based study with 238 elderly people aged 65 years or more (198 women and 40 men).

Results: the prevalence of hearing loss was 39.4% (better ear) and 61.6% (worse ear) in the female group, 60% (better ear) and 77.5% (worse ear) in the male group, and 42.9% and 64.3% in the study population. Mild hearing loss was the most prevalent level of hearing loss.

Conclusion: the prevalence of hearing loss in the study population was significant and in accordance with others relevant international epidemiological studies. Longitudinal studies are needed to better understand age-related hearing loss.

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