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Self-Perceived Hearing Loss, Hearing-Help Seeking and Hearing Aid Adoption Among Older Adults in Malaysia
- Source :
- Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 127:798-805
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2018.
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Abstract
- Introduction:The aims of this study were to examine the validity of self-perceived hearing loss in detecting hearing loss and factors associated with self-perceived hearing loss and hearing-help seeking and to report hearing aid adoption among a group of community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia.Methods:A total of 301 older adults (⩾60 years of age) participating in a study on aging had their hearing tested using pure-tone audiometry. Self-perceived hearing loss was assessed using a single question. Sociodemographic profile, otologic history, and general cognitive status were also obtained.Results:A single question had low sensitivity in detecting actual hearing loss: 31.3% for 4-frequency average > 25 dBHL and 48.8% for 4-frequency average > 40 dBHL. Besides hearing level, history of otorrhea and tinnitus were factors that were associated with self-perceived hearing loss among older adults with at least mild hearing loss. Hearing-help-seeking behavior was not associated with any of the tested variables. The hearing aid adoption rate was 2.7% and 7.3% among participants with 4-frequency averages > 25 dBHL and > 40 dBHL, respectively.Conclusion:The underestimation of hearing loss in the majority of older adults in this study poses a potential barrier to hearing loss intervention.
- Subjects :
- Male
Hearing aid
medicine.medical_specialty
Hearing loss
medicine.medical_treatment
Audiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
03 medical and health sciences
Hearing Aids
0302 clinical medicine
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
Medicine
Self perceived
030212 general & internal medicine
Hearing Loss
Aged
030505 public health
business.industry
Malaysia
Auditory Threshold
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Help-seeking
Socioeconomic Factors
Otorhinolaryngology
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Female
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1943572X and 00034894
- Volume :
- 127
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....13a0880fc0b09c795fb6a732c8cfe407