Relationship between proximity to a cochlear implant center and early presentation in children with congenital hearing loss
| Autor: | Fida Almuhawas, Fahad K. Alrawaf, Munahi M. Al-Qahtani, Yazeed Al-shawi, Najd S. Al-Gazlan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Hearing aid
Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Delayed Diagnosis Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment education Saudi Arabia lcsh:Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Congenital hearing loss Brief Communication Health Services Accessibility 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cochlear implant Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Hearing Loss Retrospective Studies business.industry Hearing Tests lcsh:R Age Factors Infant Mean age Retrospective cohort study General Medicine early presentation Prognosis cochlear implantation Cochlear Implants Cross-Sectional Studies Early Diagnosis proximity to ci center Child Preschool Residence Female Presentation (obstetrics) business congenital hearing loss |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Medical Journal, Vol 41, Iss 3, Pp 314-317 (2020) Saudi Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1658-3175 0379-5284 |
| Popis: | Objectives To determine whether distance from a cochlear implant (CI) center can influences the ages of presentation and intervention for CI, which thus may influence CI outcomes in Saudi Arabia. Methods This study comprised a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 221 patients who presented to the CI committee between March 2016 and March 2018 at King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Through phone interviews and patients' files, age at suspicion, audiology testing, diagnosis, hearing aid fitting, and CI discussion were recorded for prelingually deaf children; additionally, demographic information were recorded. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on the distance between their place of residence and the nearest CI center (residing within 200 km, 200-500 km, and greater than 500 km). Results Patients living within 200 km showed the youngest mean age for all tested checkpoints; however, there were no statistically significant differences among the groups. Conclusion In Saudi Arabia, distance from CI center does not have a significant effect on age of presentation for CI intervention. |
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