Validation of hearing handicap inventory for the elderly questionnaire among elderly subjects in Sagamu, Nigeria

Validation of hearing handicap inventory for the elderly questionnaire among elderly subjects in Sagamu, Nigeria

Background: Use of hearing impairment (HI) questionnaires has been an alternative to formal audiometry. Objective: To validate hearing handicap inventory for the elderly (HHIE) questionnaire and verify its suitability or otherwise as a screening instrument in low-resource clinical settings. Subjec...

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Main Authors: Olusola Ayodele Sogebi, Taofeeq Oluwaninsola Mabifah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
audiometry
elderly
hearing handicap inventory for the elderly
hearing impairment
presbycusis
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2015;volume=22;issue=4;spage=228;epage=232;aulast=Sogebi

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