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- Title
ESTUDO COMPARATIVO DA CLASSIFICAÇÃO DO GRAU DE PERDA AUDITIVA EM IDOSOS INSTITUCIONALIZADOS.
- Authors
Kano, Cristhiane Emy; Mezzena, Lais Heloisa; Guida, Heraldo Lorena
- Abstract
Purpose: to compare the audiological results for institutionalized elderly, taking into consideration two distinct classifications. Methods: we evaluated 40 elderly of both genders, over 60-year-old, after assessing the clinical history and conduct of audiological otoscopy, we obtained the pure tone (via air and bone) of the individuals, by using the audiometer Eymasa within an acoustic cabin. Results: the classification used by Recommendation 02/1 of Bureau International d'Audio Phonologie, was more sensitive about hearing loss characterization in the elderly population. Conclusion: the classification used by Recommendation 02/1, is the one that better represents hearing loss degree in this population, since it takes in consideration in addition to the speech frequencies (500, 1k and 2kHz), the frequency of 4kHz for calculating the mean value.
- Subjects
PRESBYCUSIS; DEAFNESS; EAR aging; COMPARATIVE studies; ELDER care; AUDIOLOGY; OTOSCOPY
- Publication
Revista CEFAC, 2009, Vol 11, Issue 3, p473
- ISSN
1516-1846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1516-18462009005000024