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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-3-13
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The hearing status of 109 Indigenous prisoners was investigated at five prison locations in Victoria, using audiological methods and face-to-face interview. The study found predominantly mild, sensorineural hearing loss. The rate of conductive hearing impairment was consistent with an age-matched general adult population (UK). All eardrums were intact, and 89% of middle-ears were normally air filled. Results showed 12% of prisoners had a hearing loss (average. 0.5, 1, 2, & 4 kHz >or=25 dB) in at least one ear, compared with 5% in an age-matched Australian adult population. More than a third (36%) had high-frequency, sensorineural hearing impairment (4 or 6 kHz >or=25 dB), in one or both ears. Over half of the inmates (58%) reported hearing problems sometimes, and 4% reported a lot of hearing trouble. The majority of prisoners (92%) reported exposures to loud noise, and tinnitus was reported by 72% of prisoners. For hearing-impaired individuals within the correctional system, the reduced ability to communicate with ease may impact detrimentally on daily interactions, and may impede progress through rehabilitation programs.
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eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Mar
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| pubmed:issn |
1708-8186
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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| pubmed:volume |
48
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
123-34
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Acoustic Impedance Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Audiometry, Pure-Tone,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Australia,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Ear, Middle,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Hearing Loss,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Hearing Loss, Sensorineural,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Interviews as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Oceanic Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Otoscopy,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Prisoners,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Tinnitus,
pubmed-meshheading:19283584-Young Adult
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| pubmed:year |
2009
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
The extent of hearing impairment amongst Australian Indigenous prisoners in Victoria, and implications for the correctional system.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. squinn@unimelb.edu.au
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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