Four-frequency average hearing loss correlates strongly with age
Evidence
All 71 participants had four frequency (500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz) average hearing losses (4FAHL) below 37 dB HL (mean 12.1 dB ±8.2 dB) and all had fairly symmetrical hearing at 2000 Hz and below. Ages of the listeners were between 18 and 77 years (mean of 43.1 years) and there was a significant correlation (r = 0.59, p < 0.001) between 4FAHL and age. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1726
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- SHARE: r = 0.59 between 4FAHL and age in an 18-77 year-old sample is a useful sanity-check datum for aging-audiology work.
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