Association between cerumen impaction, cognitive function and hearing in Japanese elderly

DOI Web Site PubMed 2 Citations 11 References Open Access
  • Sugiura Saiko
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Uchida Yasue
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Nakashima Tsutomu
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine
  • Nishita Yukiko
    Department of Epidemiology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Tange Chikako
    Department of Epidemiology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Ando Fujiko
    Faculty of Medical Welfare, Aichi Shukutoku University Department of Epidemiology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Shimokata Hiroshi
    Department of Epidemiology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 高齢者の耳垢の頻度と認知機能，聴力との関連
  • コウレイシャ ノ ミミアカ ノ ヒンド ト ニンチ キノウ,チョウリョク ト ノ カンレン

Search this article

Description

Aim: In this study we aimed to evaluate the frequency of cerumen impaction in Japanese elderly and clarify the associations between cerumen, cognitive function, and hearing impairment.<br> Methods: The subjects enrolleded in this study were participants in the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Longitudinal Study of Aging (NILS-LSA). The data of 792 community-dwelling participants aged 60 to 88 years old were collected. All had taken the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and had undergone pure tone audiometry (PTA) assessment and video recording of an otoscopic examination. We then analyzed associations between the incidence of the cerumen impaction of better-hearing ear, hearing level and MMSE scores using a general linear model.<br> Results: Cerumen impaction of the better-hearing ear was observed in 10.7% of all participants. In participants with an MMSE score of less than 24, the frequency of cerumen impaction was 23.3%. Cerumen was significant associated with poorer hearing after adjustment for sex and age (p=0.0001). Cerumen impaction also showed a significant association with a low MMSE score after adjustment for sex, age, hearing level and education (p=0.02).<br> Conclusions: The frequency of cerumen impaction in Japanese elderly was estimated to be approximately 10%. The existence of cerumen impaction was associated with poorer hearing level and lower MMSE score.<br>

Journal

Citations (2)*help

See more

References(11)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top