Rosenhall U, Pedersen K, Møller M B
Department of Audiology, Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Scand Audiol. 1987;16(4):211-7. doi: 10.3109/01050398709074943.
As part of a large population study, 386 randomly selected probands 70 years of age, representative of the population of an industrialized Swedish city, were questioned regarding hearing difficulties in different social conditions. The same questions were presented to the participants of that study, at the age of 75 and 79 years. The results showed that of the 70-year-old persons, more than 95% had quite a good estimate of their hearing capacity. The subjective hearing problems increased with increasing age. However, at the age of 79 years, 86% still had no hearing problems or had only slight or moderate difficulties. The males reported that they had more hearing problems than the females. The prevalence of irritating tinnitus was about the same for males as for the females (8%). The number of probands with severe tinnitus was constant throughout the investigated period. It is suggested that hearing difficulties experienced when talking to only one person can be used to estimate the need for hearing amplification. A comparison between two cohorts with an age difference of 5 years was made. In a difficult listening situation at the age of 70 years, the hearing of subjects born in 1906-07 was reportedly worse than that of these born in 1901-02.
作为一项大规模人群研究的一部分，对386名随机挑选的70岁先证者进行了询问，这些先证者代表了瑞典一个工业化城市的人口，询问他们在不同社会环境下的听力困难情况。在该研究的参与者75岁和79岁时，向他们提出了同样的问题。结果显示，70岁的人群中，超过95%的人对自己的听力能力有相当准确的估计。主观听力问题随着年龄的增长而增加。然而，在79岁时，86%的人仍然没有听力问题，或者只有轻微或中度的听力困难。男性报告的听力问题比女性多。恼人的耳鸣患病率在男性和女性中大致相同（8%）。在整个调查期间，患有严重耳鸣的先证者数量保持不变。有人提出，与一个人交谈时所经历的听力困难可用于评估听力放大的需求。对两个年龄相差5岁的队列进行了比较。据报道，在70岁时的困难听力情况下，1906 - 1907年出生的受试者的听力比1901 - 1902年出生的受试者差。
