Hearing Status among the Elderly in Guangzhou Communities
ZHANG Yuzhi
WEI Fanqin
DENG Yanfeng
LI Tianyi
SUN Qiyang
ZHAO Mengqi
SUN Xiaomei
JIANG Guangli
Abstract：Objective To report hearing health status among elderly residents in communities in Guangzhou,as well as epidemiological characteristics of presbycusis.and to assess factors influencing presbycusis in the elderly population using questionnaire data for the purpose of improving its prevention and treatment.Methods A sample of residents aged 55 and above from communities in Guangzhou(n=199)was selected.Pure-tone audiometry and speech recognition tests were conducted.Factors influencing hearing loss were investigated using questionnaires.Results Among the 396 ears tested,43(10.9%)showed normal hearing,the rest showed mild(n=157,39.6%),moderate(n=135,34.1%),severe(n=44,11.1%)or profound(n=17,4.3%)hearing loss.Steep sloping was the most prevalent audiogram type regardless of the degree of hearing loss.,The sloping pattern(steep or gradual)was associated with gender(P<0.05),and steep sloping audiograms corresponded to milder extended high-frequency loss as compared to gradual sloping audiograms(P<0.05).Univariate analysis showed correlations between presbycusis and age,smoking,renal diseases,familial hereditary deafness and use of ototoxic drugs(P<0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that age and familial hereditary deafness were independent risk factors for presbycusis(P<0.05).Conclusion Hearing loss is prevalent among elderly residents in Guangzhou,primarily influenced by age and familial hereditary deafness.Significant correlations were also found with smoking,renal diseases and use of ototoxic drugs.
Keywords：age-related hearing lossaudiograminfluencing factors
Publication Date：2025-09-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 754-758 )