Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthy Older Australians
ARHL robustly assessed by audiometry is common among healthy older Australians with men more likely to have abnormal hearing thresholds than women. Hearing loss was associated with fewer years of formal education, but not with a range of chronic conditions or alcohol use. Self-reported hearing loss correlates well with higher PTA hearing threshold levels in this healthy cohort where prevalence was lower than previously reported for the age group 70+ years. Hearing health education remains an important public health tool for this age. Targeting hearing in older patient health checks could be beneficial to mitigate the cognitive, social, and mental health consequences of ARHL, even if patients do not report a problem or handicap.
Authors
- Anne M. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-8433)
- Elsdon Storey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5887-3267)
- Nigel Stocks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9018-0361)
- Mark Raymond Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-7161)
- Robyn L. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-6149)
- John J. McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-5129)
- Carlene Britt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-6054)
- Joanne Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7039-6325)
- Gary Rance (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-5217)
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gerontology
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541895
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06