Identification and follow-up of children with hearing loss in Mauritius

Gopal, Rajesh; Hugo, S.R.; Louw, Brenda

doi:10.1016/s0165-5876(00)00434-1

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“…[37] In 1999, Mukhari et al reported that hearing aids were fitted with an average of 5.32 years and In Mauritius, the median age of fitting hearing of hearing aid was found to be 30 months. [30][32] In yet another study the average delay between diagnosis and hearing and fitting was 3 months. [34] In the article of Sjoblad et al, the interval was reported to be 8 months.…”

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Challenges in the detection and intervention of childhood deafness: Experience from a developing country

Kumar¹,

Kolethekkat²,

Kurien³

2015

Int Jour of Biomed Res

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The Objectives: To determine the age of suspicion, confirmation and amplification of hearing handicap in children and to assess the burden of parental delay in the evaluation of hearing loss. Methods: A prospective study was done at a tertiary academic hospital in South India on 61 children with bilateral sensory neural deafness who either warrant hearing aid fitting for amplification or those hearing aids found ineffective. Any significant motor, visual, sensory or genetic disorders were excluded. Interviewer administered a questionnaire to the parents, guardian or older children for evaluations of their awareness and knowledge of the special needs. Pure tone audiometry was done for all children older than 5 years and Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response (ABER) audiometry was done in those younger than 5 years and older children who were mentally challenged. All the children were prescribed hearing aid after a trail and those who were already aided were evaluated for the performance of the aid. From the data, the age of suspicion, identification and the amplification were determined. The various factors were noted; data entered and analyzed using Statistical Programme for Social Science (SPSS -Version 6). Design: Prospective case study Results: The mean age in months at first suspicion, identification and the amplification was 19.59 months, 24.82 months and 29.28 months respectively. The average delays between the age of suspicion and identification was 5.23 months and the time interval between the identification and amplification was 4.46 months. In 70.48% of children the hearing loss was suspected after one year of age and only 1.6% have confirmed to have hearing loss and amplified before 6 months. Conclusion:The substantial parental delay of suspicion and its subsequent delay in identification and the amplification of childhood deafness indicate that the attainable realistic goal of EHDI has not yet been achieved. Setting up EHDI through UNHS is a challenge in developing countries, however an unavoidable strategy. Hence cost effective national policies with community support should be considered to give greater chance of linguistic, psychological and social development to the hearing impaired children.

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Challenges in the detection and intervention of childhood deafness: Experience from a developing country

Kumar¹,

Kolethekkat²,

Kurien³

2015

Int Jour of Biomed Res

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“…47 The importance of community services that helped in improving communication and service delivery across different sectors was also stressed. 84 Three comprehensive reviews, 68,85,86 completed over a span of 10 years, provided similar recommendations such as increasing intersectoral collaboration, involvement of national and international agencies, developing community-based services, and increasing training of staff as some of the steps for improving disability-related services.…”

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“…Gopal et al 84 Identification of hearing impairment by specialists was within acceptable limits, but there was a need to improve the communication network between specialists and organizations involved in distribution of hearing aids; the role of community workers to improve the network was highlighted Nigeria and Uganda…”

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Childhood Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Overview of Screening, Prevention, Services, Legislation, and Epidemiology

Maulik¹,

2007

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“…In a study on 37 children from Mauritania with hearing downfall greater than 70 dB, the greatest delay in intervention related to the age of suspicion and recourse for evaluation (Gopal et al 2001). The mean age of suspicion of hearing loss was 12 months, with a mean age of hearing evaluation of 22 months (Gopal et al 2001).…”

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“…The mean age of suspicion of hearing loss was 12 months, with a mean age of hearing evaluation of 22 months (Gopal et al 2001).…”

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Investigating Gender Differences on the Age of Suspicion of Children with Hearing Loss in Iran

Nikakhlagh

Yadollahpour

Karimi

et al. 2016

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Early detection of hearing loss and timely rehabilitation in infants will reduce the possibility of delays in speech and language acquisition, academics, and social skills. This early detection is influenced by economic, social and cultural factors. The aim of present study is to examine the variable of gender on the age of suspicion of hearing loss, diagnosis, hearing aid prescription, and sensorineural rehabilitation in children with severe to profound hearing loss. This cross-sectional study examined 72 children (38 boys and 34 girls) with severe to profound hearing loss from the Khuzestan Cochlear Implant Center in Iran. The mean age of suspicion of hearing loss diagnosis was 9.05 ± 10.55 months for boys, and 10.02 ± 10.46 months for girls (P = 0.7). The mean age of suspicion of hearing aid reinforcement was 13.57 ± 8.1 months in boys, and 16.58 ± 11.9 months in girls (P = 0.2), while the mean age of suspicion of rehabilitation intervention was 19.21 ± 10.61 months in boys, and 23.76 ± 12.76 months in girls (P = 0.1). The impact of gender was not significant on the age of suspicion of hearing loss, diagnosis of hearing loss, prescription of hearing aid, and age of rehabilitation.

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Identification and follow-up of children with hearing loss in Mauritius

Cited by 31 publications

References 13 publications

Challenges in the detection and intervention of childhood deafness: Experience from a developing country

Challenges in the detection and intervention of childhood deafness: Experience from a developing country

Childhood Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Overview of Screening, Prevention, Services, Legislation, and Epidemiology

Investigating Gender Differences on the Age of Suspicion of Children with Hearing Loss in Iran

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