Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital
<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Aging constitutes the main demographic problem in Cuba, and hearing loss is one of the most frequent chronic conditions in older adults.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To describe the clinical and epidemiological charact...
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| author | Carmen Toledo Valdés Ana Rosa Pacheco Macías Teresa Pérez García Pedro Javier Contreras Álvarez Luis Hernández Armstrong |
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| description | <p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Aging constitutes the main demographic problem in Cuba, and hearing loss is one of the most frequent chronic conditions in older adults.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss, treated in Calixto Gracía University Hospital during the period from September 2015 to September 2016.</p><p><strong>Material and Method:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in “Calixto Gracía” University Hospital during the period from September 2015 to September 2016. The population (N) was composed of 387 elderly patients, who went to the doctor´s office during the period under study. <strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Hearing loss predominated in patients aged from 65 to 79 years (67,2%), and the male sex was the most affected by this disability (69,5%). Hearing loss in the elderly was frequently associated with other chronic conditions such as cardiovascular diseases. Age-related hearing loss (Presbycusis) or hearing loss associated with age was the most frequent cause of deafness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Hearing loss was a frequent disability in male elderly patients. It was associated with non-communicable chronic diseases. Sensorineural and mixed hearing losses of moderate and severe intensity were the most frequent ones found in the tonal audiometry. </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Hearing loss, older adult, Age-related hearing loss (Presbycusis), hearing disability, elderly, aging. <strong></strong></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ab7c54ed6e140598ec8816d3a44658d2022-12-22T00:21:59ZengUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de La HabanaRevista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas1729-519X2018-06-011734274391369Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García HospitalCarmen Toledo Valdés0Ana Rosa Pacheco Macías1Teresa Pérez García2Pedro Javier Contreras Álvarez3Luis Hernández Armstrong4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Hospital Universitario “General Calixto García”. La Habana.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Hospital Universitario “General Calixto García”. La Habana.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Hospital Universitario “General Calixto García”. La Habana.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Hospital Universitario “General Calixto García”. La Habana.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Hospital Universitario “General Calixto García”. La Habana.<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Aging constitutes the main demographic problem in Cuba, and hearing loss is one of the most frequent chronic conditions in older adults.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss, treated in Calixto Gracía University Hospital during the period from September 2015 to September 2016.</p><p><strong>Material and Method:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in “Calixto Gracía” University Hospital during the period from September 2015 to September 2016. The population (N) was composed of 387 elderly patients, who went to the doctor´s office during the period under study. <strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Hearing loss predominated in patients aged from 65 to 79 years (67,2%), and the male sex was the most affected by this disability (69,5%). Hearing loss in the elderly was frequently associated with other chronic conditions such as cardiovascular diseases. Age-related hearing loss (Presbycusis) or hearing loss associated with age was the most frequent cause of deafness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Hearing loss was a frequent disability in male elderly patients. It was associated with non-communicable chronic diseases. Sensorineural and mixed hearing losses of moderate and severe intensity were the most frequent ones found in the tonal audiometry. </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Hearing loss, older adult, Age-related hearing loss (Presbycusis), hearing disability, elderly, aging. <strong></strong></p>http://www.revhabanera.sld.cu/index.php/rhab/article/view/2152 |
| spellingShingle | Carmen Toledo Valdés Ana Rosa Pacheco Macías Teresa Pérez García Pedro Javier Contreras Álvarez Luis Hernández Armstrong Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas |
| title | Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital |
| title_full | Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital |
| title_short | Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García Hospital |
| title_sort | clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in calixto garcia hospital |
| url | http://www.revhabanera.sld.cu/index.php/rhab/article/view/2152 |
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