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Statistical analyses were conducted for the poorer eye and ear, comparing age-related hearing loss and pure tone average in the macular degeneration group versus controls.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215110002604_sec4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Median pure tone average was significantly poorer in the macular degeneration group (35 dBHL) compared with controls (23 dBHL). In the macular degeneration group, hearing loss was significantly greater in dry type (43 dBHL) than wet type (32 dBHL) cases. There was a significant difference between the prevalence of varying degrees of hearing loss in the macular degeneration versus control groups, being respectively: mild, 50 and 35 per cent; moderate, 20 and 5 per cent; and severe, 6 and 0 per cent. There was a weak, but significant correlation between each patient's visual acuity and pure tone average results (<jats:italic>r<jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub><\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0\u22120.37, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215110002604_sec5\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Age-related hearing loss is more common in patients with age-related macular degeneration. 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