Hearing impairment is common among Saami adults in Northern Finland
The Saami are the only indigenous population in Europe and their traditional living area is northern Scandinavia. Hearing impairment (HI) among Saami has not been studied before. The objective was to investigate the presence and type of HI among Saami adults, aged 49–77 years (median age 61 years),...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:af2016b2f5d44d49bd731b0f9bebd300 2023-05-15T15:10:26+02:00 Hearing impairment is common among Saami adults in Northern Finland Venla Lohi Pasi Ohtonen Pekka Aikio Martti Sorri Elina Mäki-Torkko Samuli Hannula 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1398004 https://doaj.org/article/af2016b2f5d44d49bd731b0f9bebd300 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1398004 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2017.1398004 https://doaj.org/article/af2016b2f5d44d49bd731b0f9bebd300 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 76, Iss 1 (2017) Hearing loss adult Saami indigenous Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1398004 2022-12-30T21:10:57Z The Saami are the only indigenous population in Europe and their traditional living area is northern Scandinavia. Hearing impairment (HI) among Saami has not been studied before. The objective was to investigate the presence and type of HI among Saami adults, aged 49–77 years (median age 61 years), living in northern Finland. In addition, the presence of self-reported hearing difficulties, difficulties to hear in background noise and tinnitus were studied. An epidemiological, cross-sectional study encompassing a structured interview, otological examination and audiometry was performed. Bilateral HI was present in 42.9% of men and 29.4% of women, when HI was defined as a pure tone average (PTA) of at least 20 dB hearing level (HL) or more at the frequencies of 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz. In one or both ears (worse ear hearing level, WEHL0.5,1,2,4≥20 dB HL) HI was present in 61.8% of men and 42.2% of women. Sensorineural high frequency hearing impairment was found to be most common. Nearly half (46.9%) of the study subjects reported hearing problems and more than half (55.6%) reported difficulties in following conversation in background noise. Measured HI and subjective hearing difficulties are common among the Saami adults. The healthcare personnel working in this area should be aware of the hearing problems of the Saami population. Abbreviations: ARHI, Age-related hearing impairment; PTA, Pure tone average; HI, Hearing impairment; HL, Hearing level; BEHL, Better ear hearing level; WEHL, Worse ear hearing level; CI, Confidence interval Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Finland saami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 76 1 1398004 |
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The Saami are the only indigenous population in Europe and their traditional living area is northern Scandinavia. Hearing impairment (HI) among Saami has not been studied before. The objective was to investigate the presence and type of HI among Saami adults, aged 49–77 years (median age 61 years), living in northern Finland. In addition, the presence of self-reported hearing difficulties, difficulties to hear in background noise and tinnitus were studied. An epidemiological, cross-sectional study encompassing a structured interview, otological examination and audiometry was performed. Bilateral HI was present in 42.9% of men and 29.4% of women, when HI was defined as a pure tone average (PTA) of at least 20 dB hearing level (HL) or more at the frequencies of 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz. In one or both ears (worse ear hearing level, WEHL0.5,1,2,4≥20 dB HL) HI was present in 61.8% of men and 42.2% of women. Sensorineural high frequency hearing impairment was found to be most common. Nearly half (46.9%) of the study subjects reported hearing problems and more than half (55.6%) reported difficulties in following conversation in background noise. Measured HI and subjective hearing difficulties are common among the Saami adults. The healthcare personnel working in this area should be aware of the hearing problems of the Saami population. Abbreviations: ARHI, Age-related hearing impairment; PTA, Pure tone average; HI, Hearing impairment; HL, Hearing level; BEHL, Better ear hearing level; WEHL, Worse ear hearing level; CI, Confidence interval |
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