Study of hearing loss among school going children in Bastar
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of ENT - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: To study hearing loss in children of school going age. Material and Methods: After screening 1000 school going children 160 were selected for present study. Detail history and clinical examination were carried out. Statistical analysis: were expressed in terms of simple proportion. Observation findings: Conductive hearing loss was present in majority of school going children (91.25%), followed by sensory neural hearing loss and mixed hearing loss. Most of affected children were male and of less than 10 years of age. Conclusion: conductive hearing loss was most common cause of hearing loss and correctable also. Hence there is urgent need to bring awareness in parents, school staff about various aspect of this handicap and proper training to paramedical staff for early detection of cases and in time management to reduce hearing handicap
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S K Shukla
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