Table 1

Percentage and prevalence rates of discrepancy between self-reported hearing and audiometry

Questionnaire
Audiometry
Hearing difficultyNo difficultyTotal
Hearing loss1125 (A)1876 (B)3001 (A+B)
Normal733 (C)10 611 (D)11 344 (C+D)
Total1858 (A+C)12 487 (B+D)14 345 (A+B+C+D)
  • Percentage of discrepancy (%)=18.2% [(B+C) / (A+B+C+D)].

  • Underestimation of hearing impairment=62.5% [B / (A+B)].

  • Overestimation of hearing impairment=39.5% [C / (A+C)].