Validation of self-reported hearing loss among adult Croatians: the performance of the Hearing Self-Assessment Questionnaire against audiometric evaluation

Abstract

Given the ease with which it is administered and its good screening properties, the HSAQ can be useful in deciding whether adult clients should be referred to audiological evaluation due to reasonable suspicion of hypoacusis.

Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults

“…A total of 41 studies (45 articles) with 26 386 participants were included (Figure 2). Eighteen studies (20 articles) were newly identified in this review, and 23 studies (25 articles) were carried forward from the prior review for the USPSTF. Of these, 1 RCT evaluated the benefit of screening, 34 studies assessed test accuracy, and 6 trials evaluated the benefit of treatment among populations with screen-detected or recently detected hearing loss.…”

“…53,54,57,62 Across the 28 studies that reported on the age of enrolled participants (mean, median, or range), the median age of participants was 69 years. Most studies (17) were set in the US 25,26,38,41,46,47,[50][51][52][54][55][56]58,59,[61][62][63][64] ; others were set in Canada, 23,53 the UK, 33,57,60 Australia, 21,49 various European countries, 22,24,27,29,30,39,40,48 and Asia. 28,34 Six studies were rated as good quality 21,23,39,50,59,64 and the remainder as fair quality.…”

Chinese validation and clinical application of the tinnitus functional index

“…However, there currently is no large-scale epidemiological survey of tinnitus in China. Some researchers have conservatively estimated that 10.4% of people in south China have experienced tinnitus, of which 5% have sought medical treatment, and 2% have been seriously affected by it with respect to life, sleep, work, and social activities [ 3 ]. In addition, 0.5% of patients with tinnitus in this population have a disability because of its severity [ 3 ].…”

“…Some researchers have conservatively estimated that 10.4% of people in south China have experienced tinnitus, of which 5% have sought medical treatment, and 2% have been seriously affected by it with respect to life, sleep, work, and social activities [ 3 ]. In addition, 0.5% of patients with tinnitus in this population have a disability because of its severity [ 3 ]. The mental and psychological problems caused by tinnitus are becoming increasingly prominent, and more attention needs to be paid to the association between tinnitus severity and anxiety and depression [ 4 ].…”