Ear Nose Throat (ENT) disorders in Government Schools of Far-Western Nepal

Abstract

Background: ENT disorders specially hearing impairment nega vely impacts students' development of academic, language and social skills. If le undiagnosed, these condi ons may result in signifi cant irreversible damage such as varying degree of hearing loss that can aff ect the social or professional performance of the individuals in later stages of life. Students going to government school in our country generally come from under privileged society. We inves gated the occurrence of ENT diseases among various government school students in Kailali district. Methods: Nine government school of Kailai district were chosen at random. All students of those school present on the day of examina on went rou ne ENT examina ons. Brief history, if any, was recorded and fi ndings were noted. The study was done throughout the month of September, 2013. Results: There were a total of 2256 students enrolled in the study. There were 1126 male and 1130 female students. Mean age of the students was 9.88 years. Forty One percent of students had ENT problems. Ear wax was the most common (17%) fi ndings followed by suppura ve ear diseases, o s media with eff usion as so on in decreasing frequency. Conclusions: ENT diseases and specially ear diseases are important health problems among school children of Nepal. Regular school health services, screening program, public awareness, improvement of socioeconomic status, mely referral to a specialist doctor can help to reduce the diseaserelated burden.

Pattern of paediatric ear, nose and throat disorders in a district hospital

“…20 As per the other study, the most common ear disorder was wax impaction. 15,25,26 As our study was carried out at district hospital-a referral hospital, patients usually visit for more of complicated cases, which may lead to very low occurrence of wax and high occurrence of CSOM in our study.…”

Spectrum of ear, nose and throat disorders among children reporting to the out-patient department of a tertiary care center, Nepal

“…In other similar studies the most common ear disorder seen was wax impaction. [5][6][7][8] A low occurrence of wax 3.7% and high occurrence of CSOM in our study may be due to the fact that the study was conducted in a tertiary care center which is considered the ultimate referral center of Nepal, a government hospital for poor patients where patients come with complicated diseases.…”

Prevalence of ENT Diseases in Medical College for Women and Hospital, Dhaka - Six Months Retrospective Study

“…13 WHO reports otitis media to be the prime cause of hearing loss in 42 million people (>3 years of age) worldwide. 14 Impact of hearing impairment is negative in young children, the World Health Report says, since it hampers development of speech, academic progress and social skills 15 . It causes immense sufferings both for the parents and child, leaving the patient a familial and social burden.…”

“…Fortunately, early detection, treatment of the ENT diseases and rehabilitation can easily be achieved from school health services. 15 Conditions like cholesteatoma, intra and extracranial complications may develop from CSOM, which is an inflammatory process of the middle ear & mastoid cavity. Developing or underdeveloped countries face this special health issue as it progresses insidiously causing irreversible damage.…”