Discrepancies between self-reported hearing difficulty and hearing loss diagnosed by audiometry: prevalence and associated factors in a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate discrepancies prevalent between self-reported hearing difficulty (SHD) and audiometrically measured hearing loss (AHL) and factors associated with such discrepancies.

Design

Nationwide cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Data from 2010 to 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Participants

We included 14 345 participants aged ≥19 years who had normal tympanic membranes (mean age of 49 years).

Measures

Self-reported hearing was assessed by asking participants whether they had difficulty in hearing. AHL was defined as >25 dB of mean hearing thresholds measured at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz in better ear. Underestimated hearing impairment (HI) was defined as h

SUBMITTER: Choi JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501946 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature