Open AccessSelf-Reported Hearing Difficulty Versus Audiometric Screening in Younger and Older Smokers and Nonsmokers
Author(s) -
Ramkissoon
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.4021/jocmr611w
Subject(s) - medicine , audiology , hearing loss , audiometry , audiometer , pure tone audiometry , decibel , presbycusis
The high incidence of age-related hearing loss demands accessible, low cost hearing screenings for prevention and hearing health promotion. This study assessed performance of self report (SR) against audiometry, and prevalence of hearing difficulty when screening hearing in middle-aged and younger adults, including smokers and nonsmokers.
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