Discrepancy between self-assessed hearing status and measured audiometric evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between self-reported hearing status and hearing impairment assessed using conventional audiometry. The associated factors were examined when a concordance between self-reported hearing and audiometric measures was lacking.

Methods

In total, 19,642 individuals ≥20 years of age who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted from 2009 through 2012 were enrolled. Pure-tone hearing threshold audiometry (PTA) was measured and classified into three levels: <25 dB (normal hearing); ≥25 dB <40 dB (mild hearing impairment); and ≥40 dB (moderate-to-severe hearing impairment). The self-reported hearing loss was categorized into 3 categories. The participants were categorized int

SUBMITTER: Kim SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5549722 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature