Hearing Impairment in a Tertiary Hospital in the Niger Delta Region: Prevalence, Aetiology and Pattern

Uju, Ibekwe Matilda

doi:10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i230180

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“…In recent decades, hearing loss has become one of the most important public health concerns with significant social and economic implications. [10,11] In children it causes poor intellectual and language development [3] but in adults it tends to hamper professional engagement, social life including isolation due to stigmatisation. [2] The commonest cause of hearing loss in this study was presbyacusis (52.8%) followed by ototoxicity (10.4%) and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) (10.4%).…”

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Characteristics of hearing loss in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Abraham¹,

Kahinga²

2022

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Introduction: Hearing loss is a major public health problem in developed and developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the causes and patterns of hearing loss at a private hospital that serves the largest number of patients with ear, nose and throat diseases in Tanzania’s largest city. Method: This was a hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted at a private hospital in Dar es Salaam. Data were collected from January to June 2021 and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. P-value<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Of the 250 patients recruited with hearing loss, there were 115 (46%) males and 135 (54%) females (F:M ratio of 1.2:1). The commonest cause of hearing loss was presbyacusis 132 (52.8%) followed by ototoxicity 26 (10.4%) and chronic suppurative otitis media 26(10.4%). Based on laterality, 73.2% of the patients had unilateral hearing loss whereas 26.8% had bilateral hearing loss. Regarding the type of hearing loss, 85.6% of the patients had sensorineural hearing loss followed by conductive type (13.2%) and mixed hearing loss (1.2%). Based on severity, 40.8% of the patients had moderate hearing loss followed by both moderately severe and severe hearing loss each accounting for 18% of cases. Conclusion: Sensorineural hearing loss was the commonest type of hearing loss in this study. Both unilateral hearing loss according to laterality and moderate hearing loss upon classifying by severity predominated. Age‑related hearing loss was the most common cause of hearing loss followed by ototoxicity and chronic suppurative otitis media.

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Characteristics of hearing loss in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Abraham¹,

Kahinga²

2022

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“…Tympanomastoidectomy was performed on 6(8.1%) to eradicate the ravaging middle ear disease as well as to restore hearing among the patients. Ear surgeries are not well developed in Ear Nose and Throat practice in the Sub-Saharan Africa[13][14] due to the dearth of instruments in most health facilities as well as lack of specialized or post-fellowship otology training among ENT Surgeons. With improvement in equipment and training, the outcomes of otologic surgeries in Sub-Saharan Africa will certainly advance 15.…”

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Prevalence And Pattern Of Hearing Loss At A State Tertiary Health Facility In Damaturu, North-eastern Nigeria

Ngamdu¹,

Kirfi²,

Fufore³

et al. 2021

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Background: Hearing loss being a hidden disability attracts less sympathy from the public as well as governmental and non governmental organizations.Objective: The Objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of hearing loss among patients seen at the out patient unit of Ear, Nose and Throat clinic of the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective study of all registered patients with hearing impairment seen at the department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery of the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu from 1st January, 2018 to 31st December, 2018. Case files were retrieved and reviewed. Data was extracted and entered into a Proforma. Extracted data include socio-demographic information, mode of presentation, examination findings, diagnosis, investigations done, treatment offered and outcome. The generated data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Seventy four, out of the total 1268 patients seen at the department of Ear, Nose and Throat clinic within the period under review, had hearing loss making a hospital prevalence of hearing loss of 5.8%. Median age of the participants was 20 years (range 2months-80years). Middle ear infections accounted for majority of the aetiologic factors and most patients presented with bilateral, moderate mixed hearing loss. Most patients had ear dressing to achieve dryness while 6 had tympano-mastoidectomy. Conclusions: The prevalence of hearing loss is low, with most patients presenting with ear discharge. The pattern found in the majority of the patients is bilateral moderate mixed hearing loss

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