Abstract
Introduction: Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss is a condition of in-sidious onset with significant socio-professional repercussions. The objec-tive of this study was to determine the impact and factors associated with presbycusis among 50 years aged people or older in Parakou commune during 2021. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study with prospective data collection. The study has involved 541 50 years aged people or older, from February to May 2021. For each of them, a questionnaire was completed, otoscopy and tone audiometry performed. The ERSA questionnaire and the logistic regression model were used to determine the impact and factors associated with presbycusis. Results: The mean age was 59.48 ± 9.80 years and the sex ratio was 1.23. The prevalence of presbycusis was 50.28%. Age ≥ 80 years (p = 0.002), male sex (p = 0.016), low educational level (p = 0.001), family history of age-related hearing loss (p = 0.018) and presence of hearing loss (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with presbycusis in multivariate analysis. Of the life domains studied, personal life (mean score = 32.9 ± 10.52) was the most affected. Similarly, communication in a noisy environment (mean score = 4.39 ± 2.39) was the most affected aspect of personal life. Conclusion: Presbycusis leads to an impairment of personal life. A good knowledge of the associated factors and an early management could contribute to the improvement of the hearing health of the elderly.
Highlights
Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss is a condition of insidious onset with significant socio-professional repercussions
The objective of this study was to determine the impact and factors associated with presbycusis among 50 years aged people or older in Parakou commune during 2021
The prevalence of presbycusis was high among people over 50 years old in Parakou commune during 2021
Summary
Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss is a condition of insidious onset with significant socio-professional repercussions. The objective of this study was to determine the impact and factors associated with presbycusis among 50 years aged people or older in Parakou commune during 2021. Results: The mean age was 59.48 ± 9.80 years and the sex ratio was 1.23. This aging results in a neurosensorial damage responsible for a progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss called presbycusis [1]. It is the most frequent sensory deficit in the world [2] and its prevalence increases with age. In Africa, this number will increase from 56 to 215 million, almost as many as in Europe [4]
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