Estimation of auditory threshold in an extended frequency range in elderly people

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Objectives – to study hearing thresholds at high frequencies in elderly and senile patients, taking into account the age norm and the presence of comorbid diseases.

Material and methods. 111 patients aged from 50 to 97 years (mean age 70.5 ± 2.1) were examined, their age, auditory function, and concomitant diseases were also registered.

Results. The measured average auditory thresholds at high frequencies, if compared to the age-related standards for auditory sensitivity, have revealed an underestimated hearing loss in 12.6% of patients. The presence of concomitant diseases has a significant impact on the development of chronic sensorineural hearing loss in each age group.

Conclusion. Audiometry in an extended frequency range in elderly patients with concurrent diseases can improve the hearing examination algorithm.

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Lubov V. Aizenshtadt

Samara State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: vladimirovalor@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9303-3818

postgraduate student of the Otorhinolaryngology Department named after academician I.B. Soldatov

Russian Federation, Samara

Tatyana Yu. Vladimirova

Samara State Medical University

Email: vladimirovalor@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1221-5589

PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Otorhinolaryngology Department and Clinic named after academician I.B. Soldatov

Russian Federation, Samara

Alexandr V. Kurenkov

Samara State Medical University

Email: vladimirovalor@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8385-6407

teaching assistant of the Otorhinolaryngology Department named after academician I.B. Soldatov

Russian Federation, Samara

Anastasia M. Kashapova

Samara State Medical University

Email: vladimirovalor@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3794-7340

resident of the Otorhinolaryngology Department named after academician I.B. Soldatov

Russian Federation, Samara

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