Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthy Older Australians.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hearing loss is common in ageing populations, but thorough investigation of factors associated with objective hearing loss in otherwise healthy, community-dwelling older individuals is rare. We examined prevalence of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) in healthy, community-dwelling older adults, and determined whether sociodemographic, lifestyle, or health factors associate with hearing thresholds. Audiometry assessment was investigated with self-reports of hearing loss and hearing handicap.

Methods

Australian participants (n = 1,260) of median age 73 years (IQR 71-76) joined ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE)-Hearing, a sub-study of the ASPREE trial with exclusions including cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, independence-limiting physic

SUBMITTER: Britt CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11854973 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature