2015
DOI: 10.1017/s002221511400348x
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Disabling hearing impairment in the Bangladeshi population

Abstract: Deafness prevention should focus mainly on chronic suppurative otitis media, otitis media with effusion, and impacted ear wax prevention, integrated within the primary healthcare system and addressing the equity issue.

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“…by ease of treatment, by better ear). Previous all-age surveys of hearing loss have provided scarce details on the methods of assigning cause in the individual despite presenting data in this way [43,47]. Further attention into the most useful way to report data for planning purposes is also required.…”
Section: Implications: Survey Protocolmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…by ease of treatment, by better ear). Previous all-age surveys of hearing loss have provided scarce details on the methods of assigning cause in the individual despite presenting data in this way [43,47]. Further attention into the most useful way to report data for planning purposes is also required.…”
Section: Implications: Survey Protocolmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Five previous surveys of hearing impairment for people of all ages were identified for the South Asia region, one each Bangladesh and Nepal and three in India (Singh et al 1980, Little et al 1993, Mishra et al 2011, Stevens et al 2013, Tarafder et al 2015. Of the studies conducted in India, two were conducted in Lucknow district (Uttar Pradesh state, Northern India), and one in Vellore district (Tamil Nadu state, Southern India).…”
Section: Summary Of Findingsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 Hearing losses can result from several causes, 5 and risk factors for school-age individuals can be otological or nonotological, 6 such as genetic factors, birth complications, superior airway infections, 7 middle ear infections, 8,9 use of specific drugs and exposure to excessive noise. 10 Studies indicate an effect of social and economic conditions on the prevalence of hearing loss in school-age individuals, such as low socioeconomic levels, 11,12 income, 6,8 education levels, 13 and low maternal education level. 14 More than 5% of the world population -466 million peoplepresent incapacitating hearing loss (432 million adults and 34 million children).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%