“…In Brazil, there is a Ministry of Health determination for the diagnosis of presbyacusis in Primary Health Care, but health teams have little or no knowledge about the issues involved in that process (Cohen et al, 2005;Lopes & Bento, 2021;Newman & Sandridge, 2004;Wallhagen & Pettengill, 2008). For this reason, basic care professionals need to be prepared for the preliminary identification of hearing loss, through simplified strategies, such as the hearing screening test called the Whisper Test (Brasil, Ministe´rio da Sau´de, Secretaria de Atenc xa˜o Especializada a`Sau´de, Departamento de Atenc xa˜o Especializada e Tema´tica, 2021).…”