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Extended high-frequency audiometry in older adults: hearing thresholds.
| Τίτλος: | Extended high-frequency audiometry in older adults: hearing thresholds. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Gottfriedová N; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava, Czech Republic., Škerková M; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava, Czech Republic. michaela.skerkova@osu.cz.; Department of Occupational Safety and Processes, Faculty of Safety Engineering, VŠB Technical University Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. michaela.skerkova@osu.cz., Mrázková E; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava, Czech Republic.; Center for Hearing and Balance Disorders, Ostrava, Czech Republic.; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Havířov Hospital and Clinic, Havířov, Czech Republic., Argalášová Ľ; Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia., Jurkovičová J; Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia., Němček K; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava, Czech Republic.; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic., Tomášková H; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava, Czech Republic.; Institute of Public Health in Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. |
| Πηγή: | European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery [Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol] 2026 Jun; Vol. 283 (6), pp. 3663-3670. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 20. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer International Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9002937 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1434-4726 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09374477 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Heidelberg : Springer International, c1990- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Auditory Threshold*/physiology , Audiometry, Pure-Tone*/methods, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Aged ; Middle Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Auditory Acuity ; Age Factors ; Reference Values ; Acoustic Impedance Tests |
| Περίληψη: | PURPOSE: This research aimed to determine hearing thresholds in healthy older adults (≥ 60 years of age) using extended high-frequency audiometry (EHFA). METHODS: The study included 334 individuals aged ≥ 60 years with no history of hearing problems before the age of 60 and no occupational noise exposure. Inclusion criteria further required normal findings on otoscopy and tympanometry, as well as an audiometric response at at least three extended high frequencies (EHFs) in at least one ear. Participants were categorized by sex and age (60–69 years; 70–79 years; 80 + years). All underwent conventional pure-tone audiometry with a frequency range of 0.125–8 kHz and EHFA with a range of 9–14 kHz. The results were measured in dB HL and evaluated separately for men and women as well as for each age category. Statistical testing was performed at the 5% significance level. RESULTS: Significant differences between older and younger age groups were observed for both men and women. Hearing thresholds of women were higher in some low frequencies (0.125–0.5 kHz), whereas in men, greater hearing loss was observed at frequencies from 3 kHz onwards. The audiometric response exceeded 93% of tested ears in both sexes and across all age categories up to 11.25 kHz; at 12.5 kHz and 14 kHz, the response declined. CONCLUSION: With increasing age and higher frequency, the hearing thresholds also increased and the audiometric response declined. The results contribute to a better understanding of extended high-frequency hearing thresholds in older adults. |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. Institutional Review Board Statement: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Ostrava (protocol code 12/2020 and date of approval 6 June 2020). Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Elderly; Extended high-frequency audiometry; Hearing thresholds; Pure-tone audiometry |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260321 Date Completed: 20260627 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260813 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13249744 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00405-026-10098-y |
| PMID: | 41862718 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1434-4726 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s00405-026-10098-y |