Gallagher Tyler J, Russel Ziphron, Choi Janet S
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
OTO Open. 2024 Jun 6;8(2):e146. doi: 10.1002/oto2.146. eCollection 2024 Apr-Jun.
This study investigated self-reported age of onset and etiology of hearing loss among older adults in the United States. Study cohort included older adult (≥70 years) survey respondents from the 2017 to 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 797). Overall, 51.1% [95% confidence interval [CI]: 46.1-56.1] of older adults self-reported hearing loss. Among older adults who reported hearing loss, the most reported age of onset was age 70 or older (41.7% [95% CI: 38.1%-45.3%]), followed by sequentially younger age brackets including ages 60 to 69 years (27.3% [95% CI: 23.6%-31.3%]) and ages 40 to 59 years (15.7% [95% CI: 12.9%-19.0%]). The most common etiology of hearing loss was aging (66.3% [95% CI: 60.8%-71.4%]) followed by loud long-term noise (30.3% [95% CI: 26.2%-34.9%]) and loud brief noise (13.8% [95% CI: 10.3%-18.4%]). Our study describes the most common age of onset and etiologies of hearing loss among a representative sample of United States older adults.
本研究调查了美国老年人自我报告的听力损失发病年龄及病因。研究队列包括2017年至2020年国家健康与营养检查调查中年龄≥70岁的老年受访者(n = 797)。总体而言,51.1%[95%置信区间(CI):46.1 - 56.1]的老年人自我报告有听力损失。在报告有听力损失的老年人中,最常报告的发病年龄是70岁及以上(41.7%[95%CI:38.1% - 45.3%]),其次是依次更年轻的年龄组,包括60至69岁(27.3%[95%CI:23.6% - 31.3%])和40至59岁(15.7%[95%CI:12.9% - 19.0%])。听力损失最常见的病因是衰老(66.3%[95%CI:60.8% - 71.4%]),其次是长期高强度噪声(30.3%[95%CI:26.2% - 34.9%])和短暂高强度噪声(13.8%[95%CI:10.3% - 18.4%])。我们的研究描述了美国老年人群代表性样本中听力损失最常见的发病年龄及病因。