Table 1 Hearing and Distress Screener (HDS); the items, answer categories, and scores per answer category
| Â | No | Sometimes | Regularly |
|---|---|---|---|
1. During the past time, did you suffer from listlessness? | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2. During the past time, did you suffer from worry? | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3. During the past time, did you feel tense? | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4. Did you suffer from hearing problems at your workplace? | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Â | Good | Insufficient | Poor |
5. a. The score of the National hearing Test? | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Â | No | Yes | Â |
b. Or a mean pure-tone hearing loss at 1, 2, and 4 kHz in at least one ear > 25dB hearing loss. | 0 | 4 | Â |