The Characteristics of Patients with Presbycusis in Bandung in 2019

Abstract

Presbycusis is a progressive hearing loss that is associated with aging. The audiogram shows a sensorineural hearing loss at high frequency on both side. Hearing loss is the second largest disability experienced by the elderly with 30-35% of people aged 65-75 years experiencing presbycusis in Indonesia. This study aims to review the characteristics of patients with presbycusis in Bandung. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from March to May 2019 at the West Java Province Social Protection Center, Dorkas Nursing Home, and Alamanda Nursing Home. The inclusion criteria was all residents with hearing loss and the exclusion criteria was congenital deafness. This study was participated by 135 subjects, 87 women (64.44%) and 48 men (35.56%). Presbycusis was found mainly in 63 women (71.59%), older than 65 years (57.95%), with moderate (32.95%) sensorineural and mixed hearing loss (65.19%). The most common symptom complained was tinnitus (68.18%). In conclusion, presbycusis was mainly found in female aged ?65 years old, with tinnitus and moderate hearing loss as chief complaint. The most common comorbidity was hypertension. However, in individuals with risk factors, presbycusis can be found sooner. Keywords: hearing loss, sensorineural, elderly, presbycusis