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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Comparative study for classifying the hearing loss degree in institutionalized elderly

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Author(s):
Cristhiane Emy Kano [1] ; Lais Heloisa Mezzena [2] ; Heraldo Lorena Guida [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências
[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista CEFAC; v. 11, n. 3, p. 473-477, 2009-03-20.
Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
Abstract

PURPOSE: to compare the audiological results for institutionalized elderly, taking into consideration two distinct classifications. METHODS: we evaluated 40 elderly of both genders, over 60-year-old, after assessing the clinical history and conduct of audiological otoscopy, we obtained the pure tone (via air and bone) of the individuals, by using the audiometer Eymasa within an acoustic cabin. RESULTS: the classification used by Recommendation 02/1 of Bureau International d'Audio Phonologie, was more sensitive about hearing loss characterization in the elderly population. CONCLUSION: the classification used by Recommendation 02/1, is the one that better represents hearing loss degree in this population, since it takes in consideration in addition to the speech frequencies (500, 1k and 2kHz), the frequency of 4kHz for calculating the mean value. (AU)