노인 환자에서 이명에 대한 주파수 분석과 난청과의 관계

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Background and Objectives：Tinnitus in elderly patients has been wel noticed by many physicians, and it was especially senile tinnitus but there have ben little studies examining the features of tinnitus in elderly patients. So we tried to reveal features of tinitus in elderly patients. Subjects and Method：We examined the tinnitus of 75 diferent ears of patients who aged over 60 years old. Also, features of tinnitus were analyzed in aspect of sound and Hz. Aditionally, we analyzed hearing levels, tinnitus levels of those patients and questionaires for tinnitus. Results：(76.0%) ears indicated high pitched ringing sound, and 16 (21.3%) ears had low pitched beating sound. The number of patients who had hearing disturbance and tinnitus was 60 (96.8%). But in the case of hearing los, the number of ears with more than 30 dB was 35 (58.3%). Other 25 (41.7%) patients also had hearing disturbance but didnt complain of significant hearing distur-bance. Conclusion：disturbance. These findings can be helpful in the treatment of tinnitus when considering medications and hearing aids in aged persons. (Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2007 ;50 :869-75)

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