Objective: To assess degree, type and cause of hearing loss in children under 12 years of age in preschool for hearing impaired children.
Methods:This cross sectional study was carried out in children of integrated preschool for hearing impaired children (IPSHIC) of SAHIC, Mohakhali, Dhaka, from September 2010 to March 2011. 50 deaf children were included with age 3-12 years and clinically detected hearing impairment. Data were collected by detailed history, clinical examination and audiometric findings and result were expressed in table form.Results: Most of the children presented with bilateral profound hearing loss and majority of patients presented with sensorineural type of hearing loss. Family history positive in 36% cases and consanguineous marriage were found in 34%.Commonest causes of deafness was infection.
Conclusion:Early detection with universal neonatal screening should be practiced in our country and early rehabilitation reveals better out come.
Objective: To find out relation between enlarged adenoid and otitis media with effusion (OME), degree of hearing loss in OME cases with the size of the adenoids and degree of pressure changes in middle ear in OME cases with the size of adenoids.
Method: This Prospective Study was carried out Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka and Specialized ENT Hospital of SAHIC, Mohakhali, Dhaka from September 2010 to March 2011 (7 months). Randomly selected 50 children (Age below 12 years) with enlarged adenoid in outdoor & indoor. Patient with sensorineural hearing loss and conductive hearing loss with other than enlarged Adenoids are exclude in this study.
Result: In this study, 58% had hearing loss in which 38% were mild and 20% were moderate loss. 54% of ears had negative pressure. 22 cases of severe adenoids of which 72.72% had OME.10 out of 16 OME with severe adenoids cases having hearing loss were in 26-40 db range and middle ear pressure is -201 to -400 dapa.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of enlarged adenoids should be aparciated to decrease the incidence, morbidity and complications of otitis media with effusion.
Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2016; 22(1): 48-52
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