Demographic and Audiometric Profiles of Adults Accessing Audiological Services in Public Hospitals and Private Hearing Aid Centres in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

We aimed to describe the demographic and audiometric profiles of adults accessing audiological services in Malaysia, including comparisons between public hospitals and private hearing aid centers and between the west and east coasts of Peninsular Malaysia.

Subjects and methods

We retrospectively reviewed 1,828 patient records, including 1,720 from public hospitals and 108 from private hearing aid centers.

Results

Patients in private centers were older (mean age, 65.99 years; standard deviation [SD], 16.97) and had more severe hearing loss (mean four-frequency average hearing loss [4FAHL], 50.56 dB HL; SD, 21.47) than those in public hospitals (mean, 53.83 years; SD, 16.91; mean 4FAHL, 39.37 dB HL; SD, 22.55). Patients on the west coast of Mal

SUBMITTER: Romli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12313437 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature