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Age- and Gender- Specific Reference Levels for Hearing Thresholds of Normal Aging in Korean  

Kim Sung Hee (대구파티마병원 이비인후과)
Shin Jong Heon (대구파티마병원 이비인후과)
Yeo Chang Ki (대구파티마병원 이비인후과)
Han Young Kyung (대구파티마병원 건강증진센터)
Lee Jung Ki (대구파티마병원 건강증진센터)
Jarng Soon Suck (조선대학교 정보제어계측공학과)
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea / v.24, no.6, 2005 , pp. 353-357 More about this Journal
Abstract
Declining auditory performance with advanced age is a well known and common problem that is becoming more Prevalent due to the increasing number of elderly people in our society. We introduce a novel ARCISM (Audiogram Result Computer Input. Save & Management software) data management program which enables the assessment of the risk of past history of hearing impairment on the basis of known risk factors. This study investigates the reference levels of pure tone hearing threshold of normal aging in Korean and the difference between fenders. The subjects were carefully selected by questionnaire and absence of any history of otologic infection, noise exposure. and ototoxic drug among 1603 subjects. who visited Health Promotion Center in Daegu Fatima Hospital for one year. The results show (1) hearing sensitivity declines with age. (2) higher frequency shows steeper slope of hearing declines than lower frequency. and (3) there were more hearing loss at 4 and 8 kHz in men than in women. Due to the ARCISM program. it was possible to manage huge data of hearing results and to obtain the reference level of a9e-related hearing declines. Furthermore, we expect that the results of this study can be the fundamental data for hearing rehabilitation for the elderly and for developing suitable hearing aids for Korean.
Keywords
Pure Tone Hearing Threshold; Presbycusis; Hearing Threshold; Hearing Aid; Hearing Test;
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