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- Title
Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use in Hispanic Adults: Results from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Study.
- Authors
Lee, David J.; Carlson, Deborah L.; Lee, Heidi M.; Ray, Laura A.; Markides, Kyriakos S.
- Abstract
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 individual ranged from 2% to 11%. Implication for future research are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HEARING disorders; HEALTH risk assessment; HEARING aids; HISPANIC Americans; HEALTH of Mexican Americans; PUERTO Rican Americans; HEALTH surveys; HISPANIC Health &; Nutrition Examination Survey
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1991, Vol 81, Issue 11, p1471
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.81.11.1471