Uptake of internet-delivered UK adult hearing assessment

Figures & data

Figure 1. Better ear audiometric threshold versus performance on the digits in noise test.

Figure 2. Percentage of UK adults aged 50–74 years as a function of (i) hearing loss at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz in the better ear using a criterion of 35 dB HL or greater (reported by Davis et al. 2007); (ii) took the internet hearing test; (iii) failed the internet hearing test (indicating hearing loss of 35 dB HL or greater).

Table 1. Sample demographics for the uptake study, including those who took the hearing test and those who did not take the hearing test.

	Uptake study (n = 600)	Did not take the hearing test (n = 533)	Took the hearing test (n = 67)
Mean age, years (SD)	60.7 (7.31)	60.9 (7.4)	59.7 (6.8)
% Male	53.5	54.3	49.3
% White British	76.4	78.6	76.1
Mean Townsend score (SD)	1.95 (2.17)	2.06 (2.47)	1.11 (2.11)
Number of GP consultations in the previous year (SD)	7.27 (6.48)	7.24 (6.53)	7.48 (6.20)

Davis, A., P. Smith, M. Ferguson, D. Stephens, and I. Gianopoulos. 2007. “Acceptability, Benefit and Costs of Early Screening for Hearing Disability: A Study of Potential Screening Tests and Models: National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, University of Southampton.” Health Technology Assessment 11 (42): 1–294. doi:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta11420.

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