Table 6.
Needs for services in the population of Gao’an, Jiangxi Province, China
| People in need | Ears | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample (n = 1344) | Populationa | Sample (n = 1344*2) | Populationa | ||||
| Definition of need | N | % | n | N | % | n | |
| Diagnostic audiology (possible hearing aid) | Bilateral sensorineural or mixed type of hearing loss (>25dB) | 726 | 54.0 | 108,000 | - | - | - |
| Surgery | COM (any) with or without hearing loss | 65 | 4.8 | 9,500 | 75 | 2.8 | 11,000 |
| Medication | AOM, OE, COM (wet) with or without hearing loss | 27 | 2.0 | 4,000 | 32 | 1.2 | 5,000 |
| Wax or foreign body removal removal | Impacted wax with hearing loss (>25 dB) in either ear | 46 | 3.4 | 7,000 | 59 | 2.2 | 9,000 |
| Watchful waiting | OME; Hearing loss >25dB HL in either ear | 4 | 0.5 | 500 | 5 | 0.2 | 500 |
abased on 200,000 people aged 50+ (20% of 1 million population); rounded to nearest 500; *number of ears