Correlação entre perda auditiva e resultados dos questionários Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Adults: Screening Version HHIA-S e Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening Version - HHIE-S

Abstract

Introduction: The self-assessment questionnaires are useful to measure the emotional and social/transient consequences resulting from hearing loss, and they can be used in a wide range of situations in the clinical routine, such as auditory screening. Objective: Check the sensitivity and specificities of HHIA-S and HHIE-S questionnaires to identify a hearing loss and their usages in auditory screenings, as well as analyze the ability of these questionnaires to detect different degrees of hearing impairments in the studied people. Method: Retrospective study with 51 individuals aged between 18 and 88, who filled out the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults Screening Version -HHIA-S and Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version -HHIE-S questionnaires at the waiting room of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS)'s otorhinolaryngology infirmary. Results: The instruments showed a low sensitivity (47%), not identifying individuals with a hearing loss; however, they showed a high specificity (75%), accurately identifying individuals with no hearing disorder. Moreover, no significant association between the degree of hearing loss and the constraint degree for participation was found. Conclusion: the aforementioned questionnaires revealed a low sensitivity and a high specificity, proving to be ineffective for auditory screenings in a group with previous hearing complaints in addition to being unable to detect different types and degrees of hearing impairment.

Effects in Hearing Thresholds in Subjects Receiving Radiotherapy as Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

“…Furthemore, patients have lots of side effects as the classic early are xerostomia, loss of taste and dermatites. These effects are often readily apparent [18] and they can have a hearing handicap without hearing loss installation [19]. Table 1: Average distribution of normal hearing thresholds in control (n=36) and study group (n=14), both ears for all test frequencies (dBHL).…”

Restrição à participação auditiva: análise dos aspectos sociodemográficos e clínicos

“…Nota-se que o presente estudo possui similaridades com o estudo realizado na Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru 3 , pois ambos são ambulatórios vinculados ao ensino e estão inseridos na rede SUS. Contudo, os resultados encontrados no presente estudo não corroboram achados de outra pesquisa 20 , realizada no Ambulatório de Otorrinolaringologia do SUS do Hospital Santa Clara -Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre. O estudo contou com a participação de 51 indivíduos, adultos e idosos, onde o objetivo principal foi verificar a sensibilidade e a especificidade dos questionários HHIA-S e HHIE-S na detecção de perda auditiva, pois não foi verificada associação com significância estatística entre o grau da perda auditiva e grau de restrição à participação auditiva.…”

Desvantagem auditiva psicossocial e fatores associados em trabalhadores do setor da construção em Mato Grosso, Brasil

“…Occupational hearing loss has been an important public health problem since it can affect the development of interpersonal communication, language, speech and social interaction, which may impair learning and, consequently, the professional development of the affected population 5 . In order to quantify the psychosocial consequences of hearing loss, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the assessment of the auditory handicap 6 , which corresponds to the emotional and social disadvantages resulting from auditory sensory deprivation 7 . Thus, individuals detected with auditory handicap can present with serious psychosocial losses, leading to isolation, stress, difficulties in family relationships, anxiety, decreased self-esteem and depression 8 .…”

“…Therefore, the questionnaire is an important tool for monitoring the workers' quality of life 6,7 . Different from the traditional methods of auditory evaluation, this tool has a low cost since it does not require specialized equipment.…”

“…Different from the traditional methods of auditory evaluation, this tool has a low cost since it does not require specialized equipment. For this reason, it can be applied in large scale in occupational hearing screening or even in clinical routine 7,8 . In the present study, the assessment of the auditory handicap was useful to provide clues about factors that include the prevalence of the consequences of hearing loss among workers in the construction sector, areas and subgroups of populations at risk and subjective dimension of hearing loss that are not revealed by conventional tests.…”