Frequency Distribution of Hearing Disorders Among the Student of Public Elementary School in Neishaboor
Autor: | Dr. Mohammad Kamali, Dr. Abdollah Mousavi, Jalal Shahzadeh, Dr. Mohammad Reza Keyhani |
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Jazyk: | perština |
Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Zdroj: | Audiology, Vol 8, Iss 1-2, Pp 20-23 (2000) |
ISSN: | 2008-2657 1735-1936 |
Popis: | Objectives: determining the frequency distribution of hearing disorders among the student of public elementary school by Otoscopy, Puretone Audiometry, Impedance Audiometiy and questionnaires. Methods and Materials: This study was carried out in a cross - sectional descriptive survey - on 1200 students (600 girls and 600 boys) among the student of primary school of Neishabbor, academic year 1376-77 Results: 1- Otoscopy examination; abnormal conditions of external ear canal was found in 14.1% of cases; mostly impacted ceruman (13.6%); Abnormal conditions of tympanic membrane (0.4%) and foreign body 0.16%. Abnormal conditions of external ear canal was statistically unmeaningful. (P V=0 .8) 2- Impedance Audiometiy: 5. 75% Abnormal tympanograms were observed, mostly type C (3.15%) 3- Pure Tone Audiometry: An overall 5.5% hearing loss was found in this population including 3% bilateral and 1.25% unilateral hearing loss. Only conductive hearing loss was found in this population (2.7% in right ear and 3.5% in left ear), PV=0.9. Hearing loss observed mostly in girls but the difference was slight. Family background showed no effects on the hearing disorders.9.8% of cases were in need of medical care and 0.3% were in need of rehabilitation services. Only 28.8% of parents, 36.3% of teachers and 40.9% of afflicted students were aware of the problem. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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