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Reduced hearing, ownership, and use of hearing aids in elderly people in the UK--the MRC Trial of the Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community: a cross-sectional survey.

机译：英国老年人听力下降，所有权下降以及使用助听器的情况减少-MRC社区老年人评估和管理试验：一项横断面调查。

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BACKGROUND: Reduced hearing in elderly people is important because it is disabling and potentially treatable. We aimed to assess the prevalence of reduced hearing in elderly people and levels of ownership of hearing aids and use. METHODS: We have done a cross-sectional survey of people aged at least 75 years in 106 family practices in the UK. We obtained self-reported data on hearing difficulties for 32,656 people and gave 14,877 a whispered voice test (response rate 78%). FINDINGS: 2537 (8%) of 32,656 participants reported a lot of difficulty hearing and 13,630 (42%) a little or a lot of difficulty. 3795 (26%) of 14877 participants who completed the whispered voice test (95% CI 23-29) failed the test, the proportion rising sharply with age. Following wax removal, 343 passed a retest, leaving 3452 (23%, 20-26) who failed the test, even after wax removal if present. 998 (46%) of 2180 people wearing a hearing aid at the time of testing failed the whispered voice test. More than half the people who failed the test did not own a hearing aid. 2200 (60%) of 3846 people who owned a hearing aid said they used it regularly. Level of use was strongly related to perceived benefit. INTERPRETATION: Reduced hearing is common and provision of hearing aids inadequate in elderly people. Many people who own a hearing aid do not use it regularly, and even when wearing their aid many still have socially disabling levels of hearing loss. A major source of morbidity in elderly people could be alleviated by improvements in detection and management of reduced hearing.
机译：背景：减少老年人的听力很重要，因为它会导致残疾并可能得到治疗。我们旨在评估老年人听力下降的患病率以及助听器和使用权的拥有率。方法：我们对英国106个家庭实践中年龄至少75岁的人群进行了横断面调查。我们获得了针对32,656人的自我报告的听力障碍数据，并对14,877人进行了耳语语音测试（答复率为78％）。结果：32,656名参与者中的2537名（8％）报告说听力有很大困难，而有一点或很多困难则有13,630名（42％）。完成耳语语音测试的14877位参与者中有3795位（26％）（95％CI 23-29）未通过测试，该比例随着年龄的增长而急剧上升。除蜡后，343通过了重新测试，即使在除蜡后（如果存在），也有3452（23％，20-26）的测试不及格。测试时戴助听器的2180人中，有998人（46％）未通过耳语测试。考试不及格的人中有超过一半的人没有助听器。拥有助听器的3846人中，有2200（60％）人说他们定期使用它。使用水平与感知收益密切相关。解释：老年人听力下降是普遍现象，助听器的提供不足。许多拥有助听器的人并没有定期使用它，即使戴上助听器，许多人仍会在社会上丧失听力水平。老年人的主要发病源可以通过改善听力下降的检测和管理得到缓解。

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