Revalence of Hearing Loss and the Related Factors in BuAli Hospital
| Autor: | Shohreh Jalaei, Jamileh Fattahi, Mahin Sedaei, Mohammad Reza Fathololumi, Majid Ashrafi |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Audiology, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 31-39 (2004) |
| ISSN: | 2008-2657 1735-1936 |
| Popis: | Objective:Determining the prevalence of hearing loss and correlated factors in clients referring to audiology clinic of Buali hospital. Method and Material: This cross-sectional analytic-descriptive survery was carried out on six thousand and twenty ears of 3010 clients (1651 ,a;e amd 1359 female) in Audiology clinic of Buali hospital , during Sept 2000 to Sept 2001. Results: Hearing loss is the most common reason for referring the clients (20.5%). 1319 ears (21.9%) Showed sensorineural hearing impairment and conductive and mixed hearing loss are observed in 1059 (17.6%) and 234 (3.9%) ears, respectedly. Hearing loss degree most cases is mild (14%) in both ears. There is no significant difference between male and female hearing threshold means (p>0.05) ‘ but a significant difference between hearing thresholds is observed in terms of age (p |
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