Hearing Norms for Saudi Nationals | ||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||
| Article 12, Volume 31, Issue 4, October 2001, Pages 903-916 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2001.226429 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ibrahim M. Jomoah; Madbuli H. Noweir | ||
| Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The hearing threshold levels [HTL] have been evaluated for normal males [n = 1650], aged 6-60 years, who are free from any ENT or hearing disorders in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA]. The hearing norms at the different audiometric frequencies are higher than those of the English, but mostly equivalent to those of the Americans; however, are considerably lower than those reported from the developing countries: Nigeria and Egypt, particularly of the old age group. This might be attributed to the favourable socio-economic status of KSA, as one of the oil-rich developing countries, as well as to the favourable personal and ecological factors of the population there. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hearing Norms; Saudi Nationals | ||
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