SSQ12 in Screening for Presbycusis
WANG Yanfei
WU Junzhi
SHANG Jiaqi
DING Hongping
ZHANG Juan
Abstract：Objective To determine the correlation between C-SSQ12 scores and 4-frequency pure tone average(4f-PTA)for their potentials in screening for presbycusis.Methods Patients recruited from at the department of otolar-yngology,head and neck surgery of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital from October 2022 to October 2023(n=411)were se-lected,including 296 elderly patients with hearing loss.Based on their 4f PTA,they were categorized as having mild hearing loss(20-35 dB HL,n=141),moderate hearing loss(35-50 dB HL,n=78),moderate to severe hearing loss(50-65 dB HL,n=59),or severe and worse hearing loss(≥ 65 dB HL,n=18).Participants with normal hearing(＜20 dB HL,n=115)also completed the C-SSQ12 and pure tone audiometry.The correlation between 4f-PTA and C-SSQ12 scores and the scores of its speech,spatial and qualities of hearing dimensions in patients with hearing loss were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis.C-SSQ12 scores were compared among patients with different degrees of hearing loss us-ing one-way ANOVA,and post hoc multiple comparison using Bonferroni correction.ROC and the area under the curve(AUC)were used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of C-SSQ12 in patients with significant hearing loss.Results The total C-SSQ12 score and scores in the speech,space and qualities dimensions were negatively correlated with 4f-PTA(P＜0.001).Prediction using ROC with an AUC of 0.884 showed a sensitivity of 82.9％,a specificity of 79.2％,a positive predictive value of 62.5％,and a negative predictive value of 93.1％,with the Yoden index at 0.62,and a cutoff value at 6.56.Conclusions C-SSQ12 scores are negatively correlated with pure tone hearing thresholds,with satisfying sensitivi-ty,specificity and diagnostic efficacy.They can be used as an effective supplement to hearing tests.The scores reflect hearing impairment in elderly patients in speech,spatial and qualities of hearing,and can be used for screening for pres-bycusis.
Keywords：presbycusisChinese version of short form of speechspatial and qualities of hearing scalehearing screening
Publication Date：2024-04-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 227-231 )