An increasing prevalence of hearing impairment and associated risk factors over three decades of the Alameda County Study.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:This study assessed changes in the prevalence of hearing impairment in persons aged 50 years and older over the past 30 years and identified risk factors. METHODS:Age-adjusted hearing impairment prevalence rates at four time intervals were calculated from the Alameda County Study (n = 5108). Logistic regression models analyzed risk factors from 1974 for 1994 incident hearing impairment. RESULTS:The prevalence of hearing impairment nearly doubled between 1965 and 1994. The increase was significantly greater for men. The higher incidence was associated with potentially high-noise-exposure occupations for men and with symptoms and conditions associated with ototoxic drug use for both men and women. Exercise was protective. CONCLUSIONS:Given the serious health and social consequences of hearing impairment, its increasing prevalence is cause for concern.

journal_name

Am J Public Health

authors

Wallhagen MI,Strawbridge WJ,Cohen RD,Kaplan GA

doi

10.2105/ajph.87.3.440

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-03-01 00:00:00

pages

440-2

issue

3

eissn

0090-0036

issn

1541-0048

journal_volume

87

pub_type

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