Hearing investigation in the Iwaki Health Promotional Project

• Sakamoto Natsumi

  Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Sasaki Akira

  Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Kakehata Seiji

  Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Futai Kazunori

  Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Namba Atsushi

  Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Shinkawa Hideichi

  Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Takahashi Ippei

  Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

• Masashi Matsuzaka

  Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 岩木健康増進プロジェクトにおける聴覚検診の試み

Abstract

The goal of the Iwaki Health Promotional Project was to prevent illness and promote health in the population of Iwaki town. In our study, a part of this Project, we used hearing tests and questionnaires about hearing.<br>Pure-tone audiometry and questionnaire surveys for the symptoms of tinnitus, ear fullness and hearing impairment were performed with 956 participants. The hearing threshold levels obtained for each participant were analyzed separately by gender and age.<br>The results revealed that age-related hearing loss tended to be more progressive at higher frequencies. Furthermore, the average of hearing thresholds at 4, 000Hz in people in their 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's were higher in males than in females. The percentages of participants complaining of tinnitus, ear fullness and hearing impairment were 32.2%, 15.9% and 36.9%, respectively. Many of the participants, especially in their 70's and 80's complained of hearing impairment, whereas the percentage of participants complaining of tinnitus was relatively low.

Journal

• AUDIOLOGY JAPAN

  AUDIOLOGY JAPAN 51 (4), 270-278, 2008

  Japan Audiological Society

Keywords

• 大規模疫学調査
• 聴力検診
• 生理的加齢変化
• 聴力障害
• 騒音暴露

Details

• CRID: 1390282679818909056
• NII Article ID: 10025595372
• NII Article ID: 130003863815
• NII Book ID: AN00000347
• DOI: 10.4295/audiology.51.270
• ISSN: 18837301
• ISSN: 03038106
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2008320588
• Text Lang: ja
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