scholarly journals HEARING HANDICAP IN OLDER ADULTS: A MULTI-CENTER STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (Suppl-3) ◽  
pp. S590-93
Author(s):  
Gul -e- Zahra ◽  
Ghulam Saqulain ◽  
Nazia Mumtaz
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Gender Association ◽  
Sensory Neural ◽  
High Level

Objective: To determine the level of hearing handicap and its age and gender association in older adults. Study Design: Cross sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Study conducted at Ear, Nose & Throat outpatients of Yusra General Hospital, National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Islamabad and Cantonment General Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jul to Sep 2017. Methodology: We recruited two hundred cases of self-reported hearing difficulty, using non-probability consecutive sampling, who fulfilled inclusion criteria. After recording demographic details including history, subjects were screened by the Screening Version of Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE-S). Followed by otoscopy and pure tone audiometry. Analysis was done using SPSS-24. Results: Study revealed 133 (65.5%) males and 67 (33.5%) females with mean age of 65.45 ± 7.50 years. Out of 179 (89.5%) had significantly high level of hearing handicap with HHIE-S score >43, while 21 (10.5%) revealed mild to moderate handicap with score of 17-42. Hearing handicap was significantly associated with aging (p<0.001), while no significant gender association was noted. Hearing loss was mainly of sensory-neural type 192 (96%). Conclusion: In older adults with self-reported hearing loss, high level of hearing handicap was present in majority (89.5%) and mild to moderate in 10.5%, with significant association with aging and hearing loss was predominantly sensory- neural type.

scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties Persian Version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory Screening Version (HHIE-S) Among Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Behboodi ◽  
Vijay Kumar Chattu ◽  
Fatemeh Adelirad ◽  
Heleh Heizomi ◽  
Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persian Language ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

Abstract Background: There is a great need for a valid hearing loss measurement tool in the Persian language to help identify hearing handicap and potential communicational difficulties among Persian speaking older adults. The present study was aimed to validate and adapt the original English version of Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) into Persian language.Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed and data was collected from August to November 2019 in Tabriz, Iran among the older adults aged 60 years and above whose hearing loss had been confirmed by audiometry. Self-reporting and face-to-face interviews were the data collection methods in this study. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 (SPSS and STATA 14).Results: An exploratory factor analysis of data resulted in two factors, which included 9 of the 10 items and accounted for 87.00% of the variance. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.85) and the test–retest reliability score (0.73) indicated good internal consistency.Conclusions: The results showed that HHIE-S is a valid and reliable tool for assessing hearing handicap among Persian speaking and Iranian older adults.

scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties Persian version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory Screening Version (HHIE-S) Among Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Behboudi ◽  
Vijay Kumar Chattu ◽  
Haleh Heizomi ◽  
Fatemeh Adelirad ◽  
Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persian Language ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background: there is a great need for a valid hearing loss measurement tool in the Persian language to help identify hearing handicap and potential communicational difficulties among Persian speaking older adults.Objectives: The present study was aimed to validate and adapt the original English version of Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) into Persian language.Methods:A cross-sectional study was designed and data was collected from August to November 2019 in Tabriz, Iran among the older adults aged 60 years and above whose hearing loss had been confirmed by audiometry. Self-reporting and face-to-face interviews were the data collection methods in this study. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 (SPSS and STATA 14).Results: An exploratory factor analysis of data resulted in two factors, which included 9 of the 10 items and accounted for 87.00% of the variance. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.85) and the test–retest reliability score (0.73) indicated good internal consistency.Conclusion : The results showed that HHIE-S is a valid and reliable tool for assessing hearing handicap among Persian speaking and Iranian older adults.

scholarly journals Hearing Loss in the Elderly: Is the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening Version Effective in Diagnosis When Compared to the Audiometric Test?

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 001-008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Servidoni ◽  
Lucieni Conterno
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Audiometric Test

Introduction Hearing losses inherent to the natural process of aging represent today a major public health issue, despite the little attention that their adequate care still receives. Early recognition and proper management of these shortcomings can significantly improve hearing, as well as the patient's general quality of life, reducing the overall impact of this important and prevalent condition of the aging process. Objective The aim of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening Version (HHIE-S) in the diagnosis of hearing loss in the elderly when compared with the audiometric test. Methods Through a cross-sectional study, our target population was composed of 138 individuals, aged over 60 and with any otorhinolaryngological complaints, recruited at the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Speech Therapy of the Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (Famema), in the city of Marília, SP, Brazil. Patients already in the process of auditory rehabilitation were excluded, as well as those who did not demonstrate the minimum level of oral understanding necessary to allow the interview. Results The prevalence of hearing loss according to the questionnaire was of 76.1%, while audiometry showed 79.7%. We found the diagnostic accuracy of the instrument to be of 86.2%, with a sensitivity of 89.1% and a specificity of 75.0%, regardless of gender. Conclusion Thereby, we conclude that the standardized questionnaire under rating is suitable for the screening of hearing loss in the elderly, given its high accuracy and user-friendly quality.

Using a Self-Assessment Questionnaire to Identify Probable Hearing Loss among Older Adults

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph C. Sever ◽  
Debra A. Harry ◽  
Tamie S. Rittenhouse
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire

The present study was designed to investigate a protocol to facilitate identification of probable hearing loss among 59 older adults (ages 60 to 84 yr.) using the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly—Screening Version, a self-assessment questionnaire. Analysis suggests the scale has excellent potential for identifying hearing loss among older adults.

scholarly journals Estimation of Tinnitus Risk in a Community: The Yakumo Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadao Yoshida ◽  
Tsutomu Nakashima ◽  
Naomi Katayama ◽  
Takafumi Nakada ◽  
Anna Yoshihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Serum Calcium ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background: Tinnitus is an unpleasant symptom, and its prevalence among the elderly is very high. We conducted annual examinations of people in a community using a health survey with an additional item on tinnitus to investigate the risk factors within this community.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 510 Japanese citizens (215 men, 295 women) who attended a health examination. A self-report questionnaire including items on tinnitus and a hearing test were administered. For the examination, body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured. A blood examination included counts of red and white blood cells as well as platelets, and measures of hemoglobin, total protein, total cholesterol, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, uric acid, and serum calcium.Results: A logistic regression analysis revealed that subjective hearing loss, vertigo, and a high level of serum calcium were associated with tinnitus after adjustment for age and sex. There was a significant correlation between subjective hearing loss and pure tone audiogram results.Conclusions: Hearing loss, vertigo, and serum calcium level are independently associated with subjective tinnitus.

scholarly journals Probable Association of Hearing Loss, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (04) ◽  
pp. 337-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Meneses-Barriviera ◽  
Jéssica Bazoni ◽  
Marcelo Doi ◽  
Luciana Marchiori
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction The aging process causes changes in body structure in a continuous manner, and contributes to clinical disorders. Life expectancy is increasing, especially in developing countries. Objective To assess the prevalence of hearing loss and its possible association with hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) in the elderly. Methods A cross-sectional study with 519 elderly individuals aged over 60 years who underwent an audiological evaluation (pure tone audiometry), and answered a comorbidity questionnaire that included questions about age, gender, tinnitus and medical history, with data concerning DM. The dependent variable was the presence of hearing loss. The independent variables were age, gender, DM and hypertension. The variables were presented in absolute numbers and proportions, and enabled us to estimate the prevalence. The statistical analysis was performed through multiple logistic regression with 95% confidence intervals and values of p < 0.05 for the hearing loss and its associated factors. Results A total of 519 subjects of both genders with a median age of 69 years were evaluated, and the individuals who did not attend the audiometric test were excluded from the study, so the final sample was composed of 498 subjects. Sensorineural hearing loss was more prevalent (66.26%) of most frequently with bilateral hearing loss of 91.56% and 26.50% with mild degree. The statistical analysis showed that the variable DM was associated with the high frequency of hearing loss in the elderly, and according to the multiple logistic regression, the risk factors are independent of the hearing loss only for age and exposure to occupational noise. Conclusions There was a statistically significant difference between hearing loss at high frequencies and the risk factors, that is, age and DM.

scholarly journals Presbycusis and hyperlipidemia: Is there any link?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Refad A. Azeez
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Thyroid Function Test ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Group B ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss

Age related hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health conditions affecting the elderly people. With aging, risk of Presbycusis and hyperlipidemia increases. Although most studies do reach some sort of agreement, the evidence supporting a relationship between presbycusis and hyperlipidemia remains questionable. The objective of this study is to determine the association between age related hearing loss and hyperlipidemia and assess the severity of hearing loss in hyperlipidemic patients. This cross sectional analytic study was carried out at ENT Out Patient Clinic at Al Sader teaching Hospital from March 2019 to December 2019. A cross‑sectional study on 52 patients with Hyperlipidemia and 42 non Hyperlipidemic patients was carried out during March 2019 to December 2019. All patients were evaluated for hearing loss by subjecting to pure tone audiometry, blood investigations were done in form of lipid profile, blood sugars, thyroid function test, blood urea and serum creatinine levels. Group A consisted of 22 (42.3%) males and 30 (57.7%) female while group B consisted of 23 (54.8%) male and 19 (45.2%) female individuals. Audiological assessment by PTA was show that the prevalence of presbycusis among hyperlipidemic group more than non hyperlipidemic with significant statistical difference (P value <0.05). Prevalence was 76.9%. In conclusion; there is statistically significant association between presbycusis and hyperlipidemia especially those with hyercholestrolemia.

scholarly journals Amplified cortical tracking of word-level features of continuous competing speech in older adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juraj Mesik ◽  
Lucia A. Ray ◽  
Magdalena Wojtczak
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Processing ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Listening Effort ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Word Level ◽  
High Level

AbstractSpeech-in-noise comprehension difficulties are common among the elderly population, yet traditional objective measures of speech perception are largely insensitive to this deficit, particularly in the absence of clinical hearing loss. In recent years, a growing body of research in young normal-hearing adults has demonstrated that high-level features related to speech semantics and lexical predictability elicit strong centro-parietal negativity in the EEG signal around 400 ms following the word onset. Here we investigate effects of age on cortical tracking of these word-level features within a two-talker speech mixture, and their relationship with self-reported difficulties with speech-in-noise understanding. While undergoing EEG recordings, younger and older adult participants listened to a continuous narrative story in the presence of a distractor story. We then utilized forward encoding models to estimate cortical tracking of three speech features: 1) “semantic” dissimilarity of each word relative to the preceding context, 2) lexical surprisal for each word, and 3) overall word audibility. Our results revealed robust tracking of all three features for attended speech, with surprisal and word audibility showing significantly stronger contributions to neural activity than dissimilarity. Additionally, older adults exhibited significantly stronger tracking of surprisal and audibility than younger adults, especially over frontal electrode sites, potentially reflecting increased listening effort. Finally, neuro-behavioral analyses revealed trends of a negative relationship between subjective speech-in-noise perception difficulties and the model goodness-of-fit for attended speech, as well as a positive relationship between task performance and the goodness-of-fit, indicating behavioral relevance of these measures. Together, our results demonstrate the utility of modeling cortical responses to multi-talker speech using complex, word-level features and the potential for their use to study changes in speech processing due to aging and hearing loss.

scholarly journals Presbycusis and hyperlipidemia: Is there any link?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Refad Abdul Azeez ◽  
Ahmed Al Ansary ◽  
BThenoon Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Thyroid Function Test ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Group B ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss

"Age related hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health conditions affecting the elderly people. With aging, risk of Presbycusis and hyperlipidemia increases. Although most studies do reach some sort of agreement, the evidence supporting a relationship between presbycusis and hyperlipidemia remains questionable. The objective of this study is to determine the association between age related hearing loss and hyperlipidemia and assess the severity of hearing loss in hyperlipidemic patients. This cross sectional analytic study was carried out at ENT Out Patient Clinic at Al Sader teaching Hospital from March 2019 to December 2019. A cross‑sectional study on 52 patients with Hyperlipidemia and 42 non Hyperlipidemic patients was carried out during March 2019 to December 2019. All patients were evaluated for hearing loss by subjecting to pure tone audiometry, blood investigations were done in form of lipid profile, blood sugars, thyroid function test, blood urea and serum creatinine levels. Group A consisted of 22 (42.3%) males and 30 (57.7%) female while group B consisted of 23 (54.8%) male and 19 (45.2%) female individuals. Audiological assessment by PTA was show that the prevalence of presbycusis among hyperlipidemic group more than non hyperlipidemic with significant statistical difference (P value <0.05). Prevalence was 76.9%. In conclusion; there is statistically significant association between presbycusis and hyperlipidemia especially those with hyercholestrolemia.

scholarly journals Do Communication Patterns Affect the Association between Cognitive Impairment and Hearing Loss among Older Adults in Vietnam?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1603
Author(s):  
Tran Dai Tri Han ◽  
Keiko Nakamura ◽  
Kaoruko Seino ◽  
Vo Nu Hong Duc ◽  
Thang Van Vo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

This study examined the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older adults in central Vietnam and the roles of communication (with or without communication devices) in the association between cognitive impairment and hearing loss. This cross-sectional study was performed on 725 randomly selected community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years from Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. Participants attended a face-to-face survey. Sociodemographic characteristics, social interaction with or without communication devices, health status and cognitive function using the Mini-Mental State Examination were reported. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed to quantify the association between hearing loss and cognitive function by frequency of communication with and without devices. Mild and severe cognitive impairment had prevalence rates of 23.6% and 19.3%, respectively. Cognitive impairment was more prevalent among older adults with hearing-loss, vision loss and difficulties with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The association between hearing loss and cognitive impairment was not significant when older adults had frequent communication with others using devices. This study presented the relatively high prevalence of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults in Vietnam. Frequent communication using devices attenuated the association between hearing loss and cognitive impairment.

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