Hearing loss and hearing aid use in Hispanic adults: results from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
| Autor: | D. L. Carlson, Kyriakos S. Markides, David J. Lee, H. M. Lee, L. A. Ray |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Male Hearing aid Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment Ethnic group National Center for Health Statistics U.S Mexican americans Hearing Aids Mexican Americans Epidemiology Prevalence otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Hearing Disorders Aged business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Puerto Rico Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cuba Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged Health Surveys United States Health promotion Female medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 81:1471-1474 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.81.11.1471 |
| Popis: | Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were employed to investigate the prevalence of hearing loss and hearing aid use in Mexican-American, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican adults. Hearing loss was 6 to 14 times more prevalent in older (ages 54 to 74) vs younger (ages 20 through 34) subjects. Cuban Americans and Mexican Americans tended to have a similar prevalence of hearing loss, whereas Puerto Ricans had markedly lower rates. Mexican-American men had higher rates of hearing loss than Mexican-American women. The prevalence of hearing aid use among hearing-impaired individuals ranged from 2% to 11%. Implications for future research are discussed. |
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