Hearing impairment

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Scope

What is the prevalence of hearing impairment in the general population?

Definition

Rate (age, sex ratio)	Context (population size studied, location, date data taken, end-point measured)	Definition of end-point	Reference
Denmark (2000, 1st graders): 30% problems hearing below 30dB Finland (1998 ages 2-75): 11.5% mild hearing impairment, 2.8% moderate, 0.4% severe to profound France (2001): 4% 15-19 yrs, 2% 20-24 yrs, 5% 25-34, 7% 35-44, 5% 45-59, 7% 60-69, 17% 70+ Sweden (2008, 16-84): 14.1% of pop Germany (2001): 1% of 14 - 19 year-olds are hard of hearing. 54% in the 70+ age group have problems hearing. Approx. 56 % of the hard of hearing show slight symptoms of hearing impairment, 7.2 % are seriously hard of hearing while some 1.6 % are almost deaf. Italy (2007): 12% are hearing impaired Spain (2005): 46 - 55 years, 50 % reported some hearing loss. 18 - 36 years, 32 % were affected. A survey among 1,000 respondents, including 100 hearing aid users, aged 18 - 65yrs, found that 40 % of the population of Valencia experience a deterioration of their hearing. The average for all of Spain is estimated at 35%. One schoolchild in 10 has been diagnosed with hearing loss. Of those, 60% were found to have hearing damage in one ear, while 40% were affected in both ears. UK (2002): 19% of men and 13% of women above 16yrs reported that they suffered from hearing loss.	Prevalence of hearing impairments from different countries
2.6 per 1000 schoolchildren Hereditary factors were present in 46% and no etiology could be established in 34% of the cases.	n=63 463, Västerbotten (Sweden), all children born 1964-1983, hearing impairment	Greater than or equal to 30 dB HL mean hearing loss for the frequencies 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 kHz in the better-hearing ear.
20-80yrs 7.7% est to benefit from hearing aid Prevalence of hearing-aid users, 2.4% Reported tinnitus, 13.2% M4 BE≥25 dB HL, 16.9% M4 BE≥35 dB HL, 7.7% M4 BE≥45 dB HL, 3.3% M4 BE≥65 dB HL, 0.2%	n=590, Östergötland (Sweden),	frequencies 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz (M4) equal to or exceeding 25-65 dB HL for the better ear (BE)
All ages Austria (2007) 0.0791 Croatia (2006) 0.0795 Czech Republic (2007) 0.3993 Denmark (2006) 0.0403 Finland (2007) 0.0611 Iceland (2006) 0.0099 Latvia (2008) 0.2109 Lithuania (2008) 0.0219 Luxembourg (2007) 0.1146 Norway (2007) 0.0481 Poland (2007) 0.3056 Slovakia (2007) 0.5255 Slovenia (2007) 0.0669 Switzerland (2007) 0.0446 UK (2007) 0.0207	Countries using ICD-10 classification system, in-patients per 1000 for diagnosis H90	ICD-10 H90 = conductive or sensorineural hearing loss

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