Medical School, FCM of the Sta Casa de S Paulo, Brazil.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jul-Aug;75(4):530-6. doi: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)30492-4.
Presbycusis, or the aging ear, involves mainly the inner ear and the cochlear nerve, causing sensorineural hearing loss. Risk factors include systemic diseases and poor habits that cause inner ear damage and lead to presbycusis. Correct identification of these risk factors is relevant for prevention.
To evaluate the prevalence and to identify the risk factors of presbycusis in a sample aged over 40 years.
A retrospective case series.
medical records of 625 patients were evaluated. Presbycusis was identified using pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry and impedance testing of all patients.
The prevalence of presbycusis was 36.1%; the mean age was 50.5 years ranging from 40 to 86 years; 85.5% were male and 14.5% werf female. Age, the male gender, diabetes mellitus, and hereditary hearing loss were identified as risk factors. Cardiovascular diseases, smoking and consumption of alcohol were not confirmed as risk factors, although these have often been mentioned as risk factors for presbycusis.
Notwithstanding the idea that presbycusis has multiple risk factors, this study identified few risk factors for this disease.
与衰老相关的听力损失,即 presbycusis,主要涉及内耳和耳蜗神经,导致感音神经性听力损失。其风险因素包括可导致内耳损伤并引发 presbycusis 的系统性疾病和不良习惯。正确识别这些风险因素与预防 presbycusis 相关。
评估超过 40 岁人群 presbycusis 的患病率并识别其风险因素。
回顾性病例系列研究。
评估了 625 名患者的病历。所有患者均通过纯音测听、言语测听和阻抗测试来确定 presbycusis。
presbycusis 的患病率为 36.1%;平均年龄为 50.5 岁,范围为 40-86 岁;85.5%为男性,14.5%为女性。年龄、男性、糖尿病和遗传性听力损失被确定为风险因素。心血管疾病、吸烟和饮酒虽然常被认为是 presbycusis 的风险因素,但并未被确认为风险因素。
尽管 presbycusis 有多种风险因素,但本研究仅确定了少数几个该疾病的风险因素。