Ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants living in an urban Australian area: the Djaalinj Waakinj birth cohort study.

Autor:	Veselinović T; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Weeks SA; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Swift VM; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Morrison NR; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Doyle JE; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Richmond HJ; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Alenezi EMA; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Tao KFM; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Australia., Richmond PC; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Choi RSM; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Mulders WHAM; School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Goulios H; School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Lehmann D; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia., Brennan-Jones CG; Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.; Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Australia.; School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of audiology [Int J Audiol] 2024 Sep; Vol. 63 (9), pp. 703-711. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 11.
DOI:	10.1080/14992027.2023.2252177
Abstrakt:	Objective: Describe the ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants in an Australian urban area. Design: Aboriginal infants enrolled in the Djaalinj Waakinj prospective cohort study had ear health screenings at ages 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months and audiological assessment at ∼12 months of age. Sociodemographic, environmental characteristics, otoscopy, otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry and visual reinforcement audiometry data were collected. Study Sample: 125 infants were enrolled in the study; 67 completed audiological assessment, 62, 54, and 58 of whom attended ear screenings at 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months. Results: Of the children that attended the audiological assessment, 36.5%, 50% and 64.3% of infants had otitis media (OM) at 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months. Using a 10 dB correction factor, 44.8% of infants had hearing loss (HL) (≥ 25 dB HL) at ∼ 12 months of age. More males (X 2 =5.4 (1df, p = 0.02)) and infants with OM at audiological assessment (X 2 =5.8 (1df, p = 0.02)) had HL. More infants that used a pacifier at 12-18 months of age had HL (X 2 =4.7 (1df, p = 0.03)). Conclusion: Aboriginal infants in an urban area have high rates of HL and OM, which requires early surveillance and timely treatment to reduce the medical and developmental impacts of OM and HL.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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