Hearing Loss Prevalence and Management in Nursing Home Residents

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Bunce Garahan ◽  
Julian A. Waller ◽  
Martha Houghton ◽  
William A. Tisdale ◽  
Carl F. Runge
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents

Commentary on "Hearing Loss among Nursing Home Residents"

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-335
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Hamrin ◽  
Eva Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents

Hearing Levels among Elderly Nursing Home Residents

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Schow ◽  
Michael A. Nerbonne
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Pure Tone Average ◽  
Specific Frequency ◽  
Ear Canals ◽  
Loss Of Hearing

Specific frequency and degree of hearing loss data were determined for 202 elderly nursing home residents (159 females, 43 males) drawn from five nursing homes in three cities. Mean hearing levels and distribution of degree of hearing loss are presented for subjects by decade groups. Data also are presented by sex and by ear. Pure tone averages (500, 1000, 2000 Hz) for the better ear showed a substantial deterioration in each decade interval beginning from ages in the 60s and extending into the 90s. The prevalence of loss of hearing sensitivity for all subjects was 82% when a 26 dB pure tone average was used as a cutoff; 48% had pure tone averages greater than 40 dB. Consideration of collapsed ear canals on a sub-group of this sample suggested that conventional threshold findings slightly overestimated the prevalence of loss in this population.

Hearing Loss among Nursing Home Residents

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Feeney Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents

Collapsed Ear Canals in the Elderly Nursing Home Population

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Schow ◽  
Diane Edwards Goldbaum
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nursing Home Population ◽  
Threshold Data ◽  
Ear Canals

In a sample of 104 elderly nursing home residents, collapsed ear canals were found in 41% of the subjects. Age emerged as a significant factor in these data since collapsed ear canals were significantly more common among the nursing home residents that were age 80 or over. Based on these findings, mean hearing threshold data on this population will overestimate hearing loss by 2-8 dB when collapsing ear canals are not considered.

Erratum: Hearing Levels among Elderly Nursing Home Residents

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Schow ◽  
Michael A. Nerbonne
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Male And Female

In the February 1980 issue of this journal, the report by Ronald L. Schow and Michael A. Nerbonne ("Hearing Levels Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents") contains an error. On page 128, the labels "Male" and "Female" in Table 2 should be reversed.

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