The Distribution Hearing Loss in Elderly Patients at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar since 2011-2014

Made Wiranadha

Abstract: Introduction the purpose of this study to determine the distribution of hearing loss in the elderly patients at Sanglah hospital 2011-2014. Materials and methods elderly patients aged 60 years and over with hearing loss who come to the polyclinic ENT Sanglah Hospital were the period January 2011 to December 2014. The patients who met the inclusion criteria included in the study sample study conducted pure tone audiometric examination. Results elderly patients with male sex experience more hearing loss than women manifold. Discussion sensorineural hearing loss was mostly found in patients in group age of 60-70 years old over all patients vising polyclinic during the periode between january 2011 to december 2014.

Keywords: Elderly, sensorineural, hearing loss