Self-reported hearing problems among older adults: Prevalence and comparison to measured hearing impairment

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 550-559

  Hannula, Samuli ^a   Bloigu, Risto ^a   Majamaa, Kari ^a   Sorri, Martti ^a   Mäki Torkko, Elina ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Hearing; Hyperacusis; Self reported; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEARING; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS;

AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; HYPERACUSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS;

EID: 80054065430     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.22.8.7     Document Type: Article

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