Journal of Ergonomics
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K Wolfgang Kallus

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• Research Article
  The Category Subdivision Scale of Subjective Hearing Impairment a Screening Instrument for Reduced Hearing Capacity
  Author(s): Verena Wagner, Wolfgang Rominger and K Wolfgang Kallus Verena Wagner, Wolfgang Rominger and K Wolfgang Kallus
  
  Demographic development will lead to an aging working population. Therefore, dealing with age-related impairments like hearing impairment has become a central issue. Thus, there is need in a valid screening instrument for hearing impairment. So, a new simple method, the Category Subdivision Scale of Subjective Hearing Impairment (CSS-SHI), was tested. Data are collected within five different studies (236 employees): One pilot study and four studies to validate and replicate the results of the pilot study. In each study the participants first assessed their self-reported hearing impairment using the CSS-SHI and afterwards hearing capacity was measured by audiometry. The results show that self-reported hearing impairment measured with CSS-SHI correlates substantially with pure-tone audiometry. The CSS-SHI is a very fast and easy to use screening instrument .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7556.1000196

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