Psychological and somatic distress in relation to perceived hearing disability, hearing handicap, and hearing measurements

Acquired hearing loss has frequently been reported to cause strains in everyday life, but few attempts have been reported where the affliction is related to the concept of stress. In this within-subjects investigation of 48 middle-aged to elderly hearing impaired patients, the relationships between...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 1991, Vol.35 (6), p.729-740
Main Authors: Eriksson-Mangold, M., Carlsson, S.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Arousal
Audiometry
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Auditory Threshold
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Handicap
Hearing Aids
Hearing Aids - psychology
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Presbycusis
Presbycusis - psychology
Presbycusis - rehabilitation
Psychological
Psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psykologi
Pure-Tone
rehabilitation
Sick Role
Speech Reception Threshold Test
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Summary:Acquired hearing loss has frequently been reported to cause strains in everyday life, but few attempts have been reported where the affliction is related to the concept of stress. In this within-subjects investigation of 48 middle-aged to elderly hearing impaired patients, the relationships between hearing measurements, experienced disability and handicap (HMS), and psychological and somatic distress symptoms (SCL-90(R)) were analyzed. The variations in experienced hearing disability was found to correlate to the occurrence of a few, but more severe distress symptoms, and by loss of hearing for high frequencies. The experienced handicap, defined as emotional responses and personal opinions, was found to correlate to a general level of distress. In particular those distress items expressing insecurity were related to handicap experience. It was suggested that insecurity in social settings, and diminished hearing for contextual sounds, could cause a perceived loss of control, which could induce stress reactions.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/0022-3999(91)90124-7