Demographic factors impact the rate of hearing decline across the adult lifespan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the natural history of hearing loss in adults, despite it being an important public health problem. The purpose of this study is to describe the rate of hearing change per year over the adult lifespan.

Methods

The 1436 participants are from the MUSC Longitudinal Cohort Study of Age-related Hearing Loss (1988-present). Outcomes are audiometric thresholds at 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000 Hz, averaged across right and left ears, and pure-tone average (PTA). Demographic factors are sex (female/male), race, which is categorized as white or racial Minority, and baseline age group (18-39, 40-59, 60-69, 70+ years). Linear mixed regression models are used to estimate the effect of age (per year) on the rate of threshold and PTA chan

SUBMITTER: Dillard LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364848 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature