Hearing loss correlates strongly with age across a 71-person sample.
Evidence
Thirty-six listeners participated in both experiments, and an additional 35 participated in just the second experiment. 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…, 1729
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: This 4FAHL-age correlation connects to the general presbycusis literature establishing age-related hearing decline.
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