Hearing Loss in School Age Children
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: The problem of hearing impairment in school age children is often underestimated since it is an invisible disability. It is mostly asymptomatic, and thus easily overlooked. Not many parents, caretakers and teachers understand about the problem and attribute the learning problems of their children to other causes. Methods: The material for the present study were a representative sample constituting 100l children in the age group of 6 – 14 years who attended the Outpatient Department with ear related problems. The children were evaluated for hearing loss and its underlying etiological factors. Children were subjected to detailed ENT examination in our OPD. Results: Hearing impairment in school going children is a prevalent feature. Majority of children were in the age group of 6-10 years and maximum (78%) belonged to the low and middle socio-economic strata. Maximum cases (76%) were seen in rainy and winter season. The hearing loss in majority of cases was of a mild degree of which majority of cases had conductive loss. Wax was found in 22% cases. After excluding wax and fungal debris, the most common cause found was secretory otitis media (50.4%) followed by chronic suppurative otitis media (27.3%). 90% of the children were found to have some kind of behavioural abnormalities. Conclusion: Proper assessment and diagnosis of hearing impairment in children at a very early age is important because an early diagnosis determines the efficacy of methods used for the correction of the hearing impairment.
Authors and Affiliations
Anil Suri, Gopika Kalsotra, Asma Ahmed, Sonika Kotwal
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP536581
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.002
- Views 86
- Downloads 0
To Evaluate Pre and Postoperative Keratometric and Corneal Topographic Astigmatic Changes in Pterygium Surgery
Background: Pterygium results in high corneal astigmatism, which decreases following an excision. Keratometry measures only the central cornea and peripheral cornea is ignored and hence the results can be erroneous in ey...
A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Effects of Nitroglycerin and Esmolol on Haemodynamic Parameters in Controlled Hypertensive Patients During Emergence From Anaesthesia and Extubation
Introduction: Tracheal extubation is performed when the patient is in lighter stages of anaesthesia, which produces significant increase in heart rate & arterial pressure. These changes in physiology are a matter of conc...
Functional Outcome of Unstable Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture Patients Treated with Trochanteric Fixation Nail
Introduction: Intertrochanteric fractures are disabling injuries that most commonly affect the elderly population. These fractures have a tremendous impact on both the health-care system and society in general. These fra...
A Severe Case of Robert Syndrome: 4 Limbs Anomalies and Maxillofacial Deformities
Robert SC syndrome is a very rare inherited disorder, considered as an autosomal recessive genetic disease characterized by skeletal and facial anomalies, growth retardation, mental retardation, cardiac and renal abnorma...
Evaluation of MRI Findings in Low Back Pain: An Institution Based Study
Introduction: The problem of low back pain not only has a greater incidence but also the handicaps a person in daily living which is more pronounced because of life style requirements. Many patients with minimal or no ra...