Pattern of hearing loss in a tertiary hospital in the North Western Nigeria

Shuaibu, Iliyasu Yunusa; Chitumu, Dotiro; Mohammed, Ibrahim Babatunde; Shofoluwe, Nurudeen Adebola; Usman, Muhammad; Bakari, AG; Lawal, Lateef Kunle

doi:10.4103/smj.smj_57_17

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“…The sensorineural type of hearing loss was the commonest in this study agreeing with the finding of other researchers; Rabbam et al in Bangladesh [31]. Kano in the North western Nigeria also shows sensorineural loss being commoner [28] the study by Adediji et al in Ado Ekiti was also similar [25].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The majority of these patients with hearing impairment were found in the age range of 20-39 years similar to other works [27,28]. Others also found the older age group being the most commonly affected [24,25].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The prevalence of children with hearing loss is than that of the adults in this study similar to the WHO fact sheet and and in North Western Nigeria [1, 28,31].…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The male to female ratio was 1.7:1. This was also observed by other researchers [27,28] while in contrast the study in Ado Ekiti had female preponderance [25]. The prevalence from the study is 11.22% which appears higher than the 9.43% obtained in this region from an earlier study [24] this could be because the present study was more comprehensive involving all age groups while the earlier study was only on adults.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…We could not readily . However, it is hat even though the specific age group 39, the bulk of the patients with hearing loss were found among 59 years and these constitute the bulk of the work force therefore could have far reaching Bilateral hearing loss was commonly observed in the study in 65.2% which was also recorded by others [27,28,32] however in terms of laterality, the left ear was more affected in 17.2% in contrast to other studies that found right side more affected [24,25].…”

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Hearing Impairment in a Tertiary Hospital in the Niger Delta Region: Prevalence, Aetiology and Pattern

Uju

2020

AJMAH

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Aim: This study is to determine the prevalence, causes, types and patterns of hearing impairment seen in a tertiary hospital in the Niger delta region. Study Design: A hospital based descriptive study of all patients with complaints of hearing impairment seen at the ear nose and throat clinic of the university of Port Harcourt teaching hospital within the period of January 2015 to December 2019. Results: Bilateral affectation was commoner among those that have hearing impairment n = 366(65.2%) 91.2% while n = 54(8.8%) was found to have normal hearing. Majority of the ears had profound degree of hearing loss n= 313 (25.4%) with the highest number of it found in the right ear 27.0% however, there is no statistical significance between the side of the ear affected and the degree of hearing loss. Conclusion: The young adults are the most affected; age 30-39 years with bilateral affectation and profound degree of hearing loss. Infective conditions such as CSOM are still very predominant in the aetiology of hearing loss in our environment.

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Section: Fig 3 Comparison Of Mean Age By Degree Of Hearing Loss Among...supporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Percentage Percentagesupporting

confidence: 83%

“…The prevalence of children with hearing loss is than that of the adults in this study similar to the WHO fact sheet and and in North Western Nigeria [1, 28,31].…”

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confidence: 73%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Section: Percentage Percentagementioning

confidence: 52%

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Hearing Impairment in a Tertiary Hospital in the Niger Delta Region: Prevalence, Aetiology and Pattern

Uju

2020

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Pattern of Hearing Loss Among Patients Attending ENT Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A Retrospective Study

Khanal¹,

Acharya²,

Lageju³

2021

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Quality of life for Preschool Children Suffering from Hearing Impairment in Rural Area

Khawwas

Elgendy

Hassan

2021

Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Background: Preschool children hearing impairment is considered one of the most prevalent global health concerns. Early identification and intervention of hearing impairment may have lifelong effects on the child's life. Aim of the study: to assess quality of life for Preschool Children Suffering from hearing Impairment. Design: A descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was carried at outpatient audio clinics of Elmenofeya University Hospital, Health insurance clinics, special speech clinics and audio clinic. Sample: Purposive sample used in this study. They were 308 students; 161 male and 147female.predetremind inclusion criteria (The age from 3 < 6 years (pre-school age), Free from any other health problem. Study tool: The data for this study were collected by using two tools: Tool I: structured interview questionnaire: it consisted of Part 1: socio-demographic characteristics for children. Part 2: socio-demographic characteristics of mothers. Part 3: Past and present medical history of the children. Part 4: knowledge of mothers about hearing impairment. Tool II: Practice of mothers regarding hearing impairment. Tool III:Assessment of the quality of life of preschool children with hearing impairment. Results: it was found near to half of the preschool children was aged from 5 to 6 years, more than half of them were male, more than half of them were going to nursery, more than one third of children's mothers were Secondary education, near to half of them reported that the cause of the hearing impairment was Inflammation in the middle ear, more than half of the preschool children used Medical hearing aids, majority of the preschool children had speech problem, more than half of them had Consanguinity between parents, more than half of the mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about hearing impairment, that only less than One-third of the mothers had good practice that improve the communication skills and their behavior, near to half of the preschool children had average quality of life. Conclusion: There was significant relation between health problems of preschool children with hearing impairment and their quality of life, also there was significant relation between sociodemographic characteristics and health problems of preschool children with hearing impairment. Recommendation: health education program to increase the mother's knowledge, improve their practice, and teach them the importance of early treatment and language training.

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Pattern of hearing loss in a tertiary hospital in the North Western Nigeria

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Hearing Impairment in a Tertiary Hospital in the Niger Delta Region: Prevalence, Aetiology and Pattern

Hearing Impairment in a Tertiary Hospital in the Niger Delta Region: Prevalence, Aetiology and Pattern

Pattern of Hearing Loss Among Patients Attending ENT Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A Retrospective Study

Quality of life for Preschool Children Suffering from Hearing Impairment in Rural Area

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