Hearing of 75-year old persons over three decades: Has hearing changed?

Rosenhall, Ulf; Möller, Claes; Hederstierna, Christina

doi:10.3109/14992027.2013.808381

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“…It has been shown that noise exposure during early occupational life is especially detrimental to the hearing (Muhr et al 2019). Rosenhall et al (2013) compared the same two cohorts included in this study at age 75 and at that age, no significant cohort difference in hearing thresholds and hearing loss prevalence was observed, in either men or women. Although the two compared birth cohorts did not consist entirely of the same participants at 75 years of age as at 85 years of age, the sampling process was the same.…”

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Prevalence of hearing loss and need for aural rehabilitation in 85-year-olds: a birth cohort comparison, almost three decades apart

Göthberg

Rosenhall

Tengstrand

et al. 2020

International Journal of Audiology

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Objective: Many individuals >80 years have difficulties with speech communication due to age-related hearing loss and would benefit from aural rehabilitation. As the proportion of older people increases, there is a need to investigate the prevalence of "disabling hearing loss" to calculate future rehabilitation need. The aims are to determine the prevalence of hearing loss in an unscreened birth cohort of 85-year olds, and to identify differences in audiometric results between two birth cohorts, born 28-29 years apart. Design: This is a population-based, cross-sectional study that is part of the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies. Study sample: Hearing thresholds were measured and compared between 85-year olds born in 1930 (n ¼ 286) and 1901-1902 (n ¼ 249). Results: Based on the WHO criteria, the prevalence of "disabling hearing loss" was 45% for men and 43% for women in the latest birth cohort. Hearing thresholds (0.5-4 kHz) for men improved compared with the earlier birth cohort. No such difference was observed for women. Conclusion: The prevalence of age-related hearing loss over three decades has decreased among 85year-old men, but has been retained in women. The improvement for men occurred predominantly in the low-mid frequencies. An increased need for aural rehabilitation is expected due to demographic changes.

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Prevalence of hearing loss and need for aural rehabilitation in 85-year-olds: a birth cohort comparison, almost three decades apart

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Rosenhall

Tengstrand

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International Journal of Audiology

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“…The investigation, which started in 1971, has both longitudinal and cross-sectional designs (9)(10)(11). The ages of the participants of the cohorts range from 70 to 90 years.…”

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Epidemiology of age related hearing loss

Rosenhall

2015

Hearing, Balance and Communication

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Epidemiological studies provide important information about prevalence and incidence values of hearing loss in old age. Such information about age related hearing loss is necessary for the planning of the rehabilitation of elderly people. In this review almost 30 epidemiological research projects are presented. All these projects use audiometric methods, and questionnaires are also often used. Global perspective is emphasised. Some results are presented, although only briefly, because of the enormous amount of information included.

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“…Results derived in the pooled sample were compared to findings reported for the Dutch Rotterdam study [10], the most recent results for the Swedish Gothenburg study [6], the US-American NHANES cycles 1999-2004 [25,4], the cycles 1999 to 2006 [26], and the cycles 2011 to 2012 [5]. Although principally eligible for comparison, the HTL estimates for an earlier Gothenburg cohort were not included in this comparison because the authors stated HTL deviations to earlier cohorts that possibly originated from "differences regarding ambient noise levels in the test rooms used, in combination with difficulties for less experienced testers to detect the problems that arise close to 0 dB HL in a non-insulated test room" [7].…”

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“…Based on the data sampled in the Gerontological and Geriatric Population Study in Gothenburg, a longitudinal study on the health of 70 year-old people, Hoff et al compared HTL in Swedish 70-year-olds over four decades and found substantial improvements over time [6]. Rosenhall, Möller & Hederstierna, however, referring to data from the same study in Gothenburg, stated that the hearing of 75-year olds had not changed over three decades [7].…”

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Gender-specific hearing loss in German adults aged 18 to 84 years compared to US-American and current European studies

2020

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Introduction From an epidemiological point of view, the increase of pure-tone hearing thresholds as one aspect of biological ageing is moderated by societal factors. Since health policies refer to empirical findings, it is reasonable to replicate population-based hearing surveys and to compare estimates for different birth cohorts from the same regions or, conversely, for the same birth cohorts from different regions. Methods We pooled data from two independent cross-sectional German studies conducted between 2008 and 2012 and including 3105 adults. The increase of thresholds, the prevalence and risk of hearing impairment (HI) by age and gender were compared to results reported for European and US-American studies that were carried out at about the same time. Since these studies differed with regard to the age limits, the statistical approaches and, importantly, their definitions of HI, data adjustments were performed to enable the comparison. Results Overall, 15.5% of the participants in the German studies showed a pure-tone average at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz in the better ear (PTA) greater than 25 dB HL and 8.6% had a PTA of at least 35 dB HL. Based on one-to-one comparisons, the German estimates demonstrated a good agreement to a large Dutch study and with some reservations to a Swedish study, but considerable differences to US-American results. Comprehensive comparisons of the within-study gender differences showed that age-related HI was less and the gender gap was markedly smaller in Europe compared to the US due to the lower HI in males found in the European studies.

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Hearing of 75-year old persons over three decades: Has hearing changed?

Abstract: The hearing, both measured with pure-tone audiometry and with a short questionnaire, of 75-year old persons has not changed at all, or only marginally, over three decades.

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Prevalence of hearing loss and need for aural rehabilitation in 85-year-olds: a birth cohort comparison, almost three decades apart

Prevalence of hearing loss and need for aural rehabilitation in 85-year-olds: a birth cohort comparison, almost three decades apart

Epidemiology of age related hearing loss

Gender-specific hearing loss in German adults aged 18 to 84 years compared to US-American and current European studies

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