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The prevalence of hearing loss in an elderly population in Rio de Janeiro: a cross-sectional study
Leila Couto Mattos1, Renato Peixoto Veras
1Rio de Janeiro State University - UERJ.
Unlabelled:
Hearing loss in the elderly is one of the most frequent chronic diseases.
Aim:
to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss in a representative sample of elderly people (aged 65 or over) in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Material And Method:
a prospective, cross-sectional population-based study with 238 elderly people aged 65 years or more (198 women and 40 men).
Results:
the prevalence of hearing loss was 39.4% (better ear) and 61.6% (worse ear) in the female group, 60% (better ear) and 77.5% (worse ear) in the male group, and 42.9% and 64.3% in the study population. Mild hearing loss was the most prevalent level of hearing loss.
Conclusion:
the prevalence of hearing loss in the study population was significant and in accordance with others relevant international epidemiological studies. Longitudinal studies are needed to better understand age-related hearing loss.
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