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<journal-id>1729-519X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev haban cienc méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1729-519X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1729-519X2018000300427</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínico-epidemiológicas de pacientes ancianos con Hipoacusia atendidos en el Hospital Calixto García]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss treated in Calixto García University Hospital]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Toledo Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pacheco Macías]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Rosa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Teresa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Contreras Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Armstrong]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>427</fpage>
<lpage>439</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1729-519X2018000300427&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1729-519X2018000300427&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1729-519X2018000300427&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: El envejecimiento en Cuba constituye el principal problema demográfico y la Hipoacusia es una de las condiciones crónicas más frecuentes en los adultos mayores.  Objetivo:  Describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas de los pacientes de la tercera edad con Hipoacusia atendidos en el Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221; en el período de septiembre de 2015 hasta septiembre de 2016.  Material y Método:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal en el Hospital Universitario ¨General Calixto García¨ durante el período de septiembre de 2015 hasta septiembre de 2016. La población (N) estuvo constituida por 387 pacientes de la tercera edad, quienes asistieron a consulta en el período estudiado.  Resultados:  Predominó la Hipoacusia en los pacientes con edades entre 65 y 79 años (67,2%) y el sexo masculino fue el más afectado con esta discapacidad (69,5%). La Hipoacusia en el anciano se asoció con frecuencia a otras afecciones crónicas como las enfermedades cardiovasculares. La Presbiacusia o Hipoacusia asociada a la edad fue la causa más frecuente de sordera.  Conclusiones:  La Hipoacusia resultó ser una discapacidad frecuente en los pacientes masculinos de la tercera edad. La misma estuvo asociada a enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles. Las perdidas auditivas neurosensoriales y mixtas, de moderada y severa intensidad, fueron las más frecuentemente encontradas en la audiometría tonal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Aging constitutes the main demographic problem in Cuba, and hearing loss is one of the most frequent chronic conditions in older adults.  Objective:  To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with hearing loss, treated in Calixto Gracía University Hospital during the period from September 2015 to September 2016.  Material and Method:  A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in &#8220;Calixto Gracía&#8221; University Hospital during the period from September 2015 to September 2016. The population (N) was composed of 387 elderly patients, who went to the doctor´s office during the period under study.  Results:  Hearing loss predominated in patients aged from 65 to 79 years (67,2%), and the male sex was the most affected by this disability (69,5%). Hearing loss in the elderly was frequently associated with other chronic conditions such as cardiovascular diseases. Age-related hearing loss (Presbycusis) or hearing loss associated with age was the most frequent cause of deafness.  Conclusions:  Hearing loss was a frequent disability in male elderly patients. It was associated with non-communicable chronic diseases. Sensorineural and mixed hearing losses of moderate and severe intensity were the most frequent ones found in the tonal audiometry.]]></p></abstract>
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