宮城県の成人難聴 : 統計的観察

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The results were as follows:1. The occurrence of hearing impairment was 23 men and 14 women per 10, 000 population. The occurrence of hearing impairment tend to be lower in urban areas than in farming communities.2. Hearing impairment increased with advancing age and reached its peak among people in their 70s.3. The main causes of hearing impairment were otitis media, aging (presbycusis), and hereditary disposition. Other causes included head trauma, acoustic trauma, pregnancy and Menieres disease.4. The second-born suffered comparatively fewer hearing impairment than their siblings.5. Tinnis was seldom found in cases of hereditary hearing loss, but was frequently found in cases of hearing impairment due to head trauma, acoustic trauma and Menieres disease.
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