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Hearing and Functional Assessment of the Elderly-Reply

Hearing and Functional Assessment of the Elderly-Reply This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract We acknowledge and appreciate Dr Rosch's interest in our study. We fully agree that hearing loss is important to detect and correct, if possible. The original comprehensive functional assessment of our elderly patients did include a notation whether the patient could hear the investigator's normal speaking voice. Because we did not make an objective measurement of hearing loss, we felt that it could not be included in the final reporting of our data. Dr Rosch does not comment on which bedside instrument he would use for hearing loss. We would recommend a pure tone audiometric screening at 30dB hearing threshold level at frequencies of 1.5 kHz and 2 kHz for each ear. Failure to pass criterion would justify referral for audiologic follow-up. The choice of test frequencies is justified because compromise of acuity of these two key speech frequencies, either singly or in combination, would affect speech recognition significantly. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Hearing and Functional Assessment of the Elderly-Reply

Pinholt, Ellen M.
Archives of Internal Medicine , Volume 147 (10) – Oct 1, 1987
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Hearing and Functional Assessment of the Elderly-Reply

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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract We acknowledge and appreciate Dr Rosch's interest in our study. We fully agree that hearing loss is important to detect and correct, if possible. The original comprehensive functional assessment of our elderly patients did include a notation whether the patient could hear the investigator's normal speaking voice. Because we did not make an...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1987 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9926
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1538-3679
DOI
10.1001/archinte.1987.00370100173044
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract We acknowledge and appreciate Dr Rosch's interest in our study. We fully agree that hearing loss is important to detect and correct, if possible. The original comprehensive functional assessment of our elderly patients did include a notation whether the patient could hear the investigator's normal speaking voice. Because we did not make an objective measurement of hearing loss, we felt that it could not be included in the final reporting of our data. Dr Rosch does not comment on which bedside instrument he would use for hearing loss. We would recommend a pure tone audiometric screening at 30dB hearing threshold level at frequencies of 1.5 kHz and 2 kHz for each ear. Failure to pass criterion would justify referral for audiologic follow-up. The choice of test frequencies is justified because compromise of acuity of these two key speech frequencies, either singly or in combination, would affect speech recognition significantly.

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Archives of Internal Medicine – American Medical Association

Published: Oct 1, 1987

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