Prevalencia de hipoacusia en adultos mayores del Centro Audicfacial. 2018-2020. Cuenca. 2021

Abstract

Hearing is a process that allows us to perceive and interpret sound stimuli from the external environment, it can be affected by genetic, congenital, biological, anatomical, environmental aspects, among others, which can occur at any stage of the life cycle, generate a unilateral condition or bilateral with different types and degrees of hearing loss. In adults, hearing changes occur as part of the auditory anatomy and physiology, which are associated with aging (1) (2). GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hearing loss in older adults in the Audicfacial center. 2018-2020. Cuenca 2021. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive and retrospective study. The sample is made up of 126 users of the Audicfacial hearing center of the city of Cuenca, to obtain the data a review of the data was carried out, from the period 2018 - 2020, in users 65 years of age and older with hearing loss. The data obtained were recorded in a form, while their analysis was tabulated using the SPSS 24.0 free version and Microsoft Excel 2013, which allowed the preparation and construction of tables. RESULTS: The 57.1% of women had hearing loss, the age range with the highest prevalence is between 65 and 75 years with 54.8%, in which sensorineural hearing loss stands out with 74.6%, a moderate degree with the 42.9% and bilateral extension with 87.3%. Finally, in relation to occupation, “others” prevailed with a predominance of moderate sensorineural hearing loss with 27%.