Auris, nasus, larynx · 2026
Fact-finding survey of hearing loss among community-dwelling older adults: Intergroup comparison of participants who attended lectures related and unrelated to hearing loss.
СтатьяСравнительное исследованиеНазвание и аннотация: Перевод в очереди
Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
Загрузка состояния…
Ошибки и ограничения
История · было → стало
Состояние обновляется каждые 5 секунд, пока блок открыт. Процент показывается только там, где известен объём работы. Пауза останавливает продолжение этапа; текущий запрос к источнику может завершиться.
Hamamoto Masakazu, Sugaya Akiko, Kataoka Yuko, Fujita Naoaki, Hara Hirotaka, Kariya Shin
Аннотация
OBJECTIVE: To determine the differences in the awareness of hearing loss and interest in hearing aid support measures in general community residents who did or did not attend hearing-related lectures. This study aimed to clarify whether self-reported hearing loss matched or deviated from audiometry results.
METHODS: The participants were 136 community residents (men: 44, women: 92) aged ≥60 years who participated in public lectures for citizens or attended senior citizens' public meetings that were held between April 2023-2025. The lectures and meetings were categorized based on whether their theme was hearing loss (hearing-related group, 80 participants) or other than hearing loss (non-hearing-related group, 56 participants). Surveys on hearing as well as pure-tone audiometry (1000 and 4000 Hz) for interested participants were performed. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test, with the level of significance set at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: Self-awareness of hearing loss was determined in 77.5% and 37.5% of participants in the hearing-related and non-hearing-related groups, respectively, indicating a significantly higher result in the hearing-related group (p < 0.01). Usage rates for hearing assistive devices, such as hearing aids, in the hearing-related and non-hearing-related groups were 41.3% and 10.7%, respectively. Audiometry revealed that thresholds were elevated across all tested frequencies for the hearing-related group, but mainly increased at 4000 Hz for the non-hearing-related group. In the non-hearing-related group, 31.4% of the subjects without hearing-loss awareness had an objective hearing-loss (better hearing-ear average of ≥40 dB). Regardless of hearing-loss awareness, approximately half of the participants wanted to use hearing aids; awareness of cochlear implants was found in approximately 30% participants.
CONCLUSIONS: A discrepancy was observed between self-reported hearing status and audiometric results among community-dwelling older adults. Some individuals lacked awareness of elevated hearing thresholds. Although interest in hearing aid use was relatively high, opportunities for objective evaluation and appropriate recommendation appeared limited. Community-based strategies to improve early identification and access to hearing rehabilitation may support healthy aging in older populations.
METHODS: The participants were 136 community residents (men: 44, women: 92) aged ≥60 years who participated in public lectures for citizens or attended senior citizens' public meetings that were held between April 2023-2025. The lectures and meetings were categorized based on whether their theme was hearing loss (hearing-related group, 80 participants) or other than hearing loss (non-hearing-related group, 56 participants). Surveys on hearing as well as pure-tone audiometry (1000 and 4000 Hz) for interested participants were performed. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test, with the level of significance set at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: Self-awareness of hearing loss was determined in 77.5% and 37.5% of participants in the hearing-related and non-hearing-related groups, respectively, indicating a significantly higher result in the hearing-related group (p < 0.01). Usage rates for hearing assistive devices, such as hearing aids, in the hearing-related and non-hearing-related groups were 41.3% and 10.7%, respectively. Audiometry revealed that thresholds were elevated across all tested frequencies for the hearing-related group, but mainly increased at 4000 Hz for the non-hearing-related group. In the non-hearing-related group, 31.4% of the subjects without hearing-loss awareness had an objective hearing-loss (better hearing-ear average of ≥40 dB). Regardless of hearing-loss awareness, approximately half of the participants wanted to use hearing aids; awareness of cochlear implants was found in approximately 30% participants.
CONCLUSIONS: A discrepancy was observed between self-reported hearing status and audiometric results among community-dwelling older adults. Some individuals lacked awareness of elevated hearing thresholds. Although interest in hearing aid use was relatively high, opportunities for objective evaluation and appropriate recommendation appeared limited. Community-based strategies to improve early identification and access to hearing rehabilitation may support healthy aging in older populations.