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Working Paper No.3 Add.5
11 November 2005
STATISTICAL COMMISSION and STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THEUN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESEUROPE (EUROSTAT)
CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN WORLD HEALTHSTATISTICIANS ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Joint UNECE/WHO/Eurostat Meetingon the Measurement of Health Status (Budapest, Hungary, 14-16 November 2005)
Session 3 – Invited paper
Hearing
Jennifer MadansNational Center for Health Statistics, U.S.A
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Hearing
Concept: Ability to distinguish sounds Related but not equivalent to understanding and
communicating Hearing ability/loss can vary by –
The loudness of the sound The pitch of the sound The level and nature of background noise Availability of visual cues
Specification of activity within the domain: Attempt to standardize stimuli by specifying the above
dimensions either directly or indirectly
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Proposed Items for Measuring Hearing
One option is to use the questions from the European Health Status Module: Can you distinctly hear what is said in a conversation
with several people without a hearing aid or other aids for hearing? Yes/No
If no: Can you distinctly hear what is said in a conversation with several people with a hearing aid? Yes/No/Has no hearing aids
If yes: skip next question Can you distinctly hear what is said in a conversation
with one person without a hearing aid? Yes/No If no: Can you distinctly hear what is said in a
conversation with one person with a hearing aid? Yes/No/Has no hearing aids
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Hearing: Characteristics of Proposal Questions
Filter Question: Not used
Assistive Devices: Functioning ability obtained with and without hearing
aids if used Recall period/chronicity
Not specified Response categories:
Yes/No Severity:
Measured through ‘task’ – ability to hear in a conversation with several people vs. one person
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Alternative Question Set Questions about hearing aid use (Without a hearing aid) Can….usually hear what a person says
without seeing his face if he whispers to….from across a quiet room?
(Without a hearing aid) Can….usually hear what a person says without seeing his face if he talks in a normal voice to….from across a quiet room?
(Without a hearing aid) Can….usually hear what a person says without seeing his face if he shouts to….from across a quiet room?
(Without a hearing aid) Can….usually hear what a person says if he speaks loudly into……’s better ear?
(Without a hearing aid) Can …..usually tell the sound of speech from other sounds and noises?
(Without a hearing aid) Can….usually tell one kind of noise from another?
(Without a hearing aid) Can….hear loud noise?