Pattern of hearing loss in a tertiary hospital in the North Western Nigeria

Shuaibu, Iliyasu Yunusa; Chitumu, Dotiro; Mohammed, Ibrahim Babatunde; Shofoluwe, Nurudeen Adebola; Usman, Muhammad; Bakari, AG; Lawal, Lateef Kunle

doi:10.4103/smj.smj_57_17

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“…The sensorineural type of hearing loss was the commonest in this study agreeing with the finding of other researchers; Rabbam et al in Bangladesh [31]. Kano in the North western Nigeria also shows sensorineural loss being commoner [28] the study by Adediji et al in Ado Ekiti was also similar [25].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The majority of these patients with hearing impairment were found in the age range of 20-39 years similar to other works [27,28]. Others also found the older age group being the most commonly affected [24,25].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The prevalence of children with hearing loss is than that of the adults in this study similar to the WHO fact sheet and and in North Western Nigeria [1, 28,31].…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The male to female ratio was 1.7:1. This was also observed by other researchers [27,28] while in contrast the study in Ado Ekiti had female preponderance [25]. The prevalence from the study is 11.22% which appears higher than the 9.43% obtained in this region from an earlier study [24] this could be because the present study was more comprehensive involving all age groups while the earlier study was only on adults.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…We could not readily . However, it is hat even though the specific age group 39, the bulk of the patients with hearing loss were found among 59 years and these constitute the bulk of the work force therefore could have far reaching Bilateral hearing loss was commonly observed in the study in 65.2% which was also recorded by others [27,28,32] however in terms of laterality, the left ear was more affected in 17.2% in contrast to other studies that found right side more affected [24,25].…”

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

Uju

2020

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Aim: This study is to determine the prevalence, causes, types and patterns of hearing impairment seen in a tertiary hospital in the Niger delta region. Study Design: A hospital based descriptive study of all patients with complaints of hearing impairment seen at the ear nose and throat clinic of the university of Port Harcourt teaching hospital within the period of January 2015 to December 2019. Results: Bilateral affectation was commoner among those that have hearing impairment n = 366(65.2%) 91.2% while n = 54(8.8%) was found to have normal hearing. Majority of the ears had profound degree of hearing loss n= 313 (25.4%) with the highest number of it found in the right ear 27.0% however, there is no statistical significance between the side of the ear affected and the degree of hearing loss. Conclusion: The young adults are the most affected; age 30-39 years with bilateral affectation and profound degree of hearing loss. Infective conditions such as CSOM are still very predominant in the aetiology of hearing loss in our environment.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 83%

“…The prevalence of children with hearing loss is than that of the adults in this study similar to the WHO fact sheet and and in North Western Nigeria [1, 28,31].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Section: Percentage Percentagementioning

confidence: 52%

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

Uju

2020

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Pattern of Hearing Loss Among Patients Attending ENT Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A Retrospective Study

Khanal¹,

Acharya²,

Lageju³

2021

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Accuracy of smartphone hearing tests: a comparative study with traditional pure tone audiometry

Anka,

Danjuma,

Abdulrazak

et al. 2024

Egypt J Otolaryngol

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Background Hearing impairment, a widespread sensory deficit, disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Various hearing assessment methods exist, each with limitations. Pure tone audiometry (PTA), the gold standard, is subjective, unsuitable for children, expensive, and requires expertise. Smartphone hearing tests are emerging as cost-effective, user-friendly alternatives, but they cannot measure bone conduction and occasionally yield false thresholds. Aim This study aims to compare smartphone-based hearing tests with PTA in patients at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital’s ENT Clinic. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled participants aged 18 and above, including those with normal hearing and varying degrees of hearing loss. Each participant underwent a smartphone hearing test, screening PTA, and diagnostic PTA. The results were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results The study included 92 subjects (184 ears) aged 18–68 years. Smartphone tests accurately detected 94.3% of ears with normal hearing and 97.5% of ears with hearing loss based on screening PTA. At higher frequencies, the smartphone detected 98.4% of ears with hearing loss, showing a strong positive correlation with PTAv results. At speech frequencies, the smartphone detected 100% of ears with hearing loss, again showing a positive correlation. At lower frequencies, the smartphone detected 73% of ears with hearing loss, showing a positive correlation but with a significant statistical difference. Conclusion The smartphone hearing test exhibited a strong positive correlation with screening PTAv in hearing assessment, without a statistically significant difference. This suggests that smartphone hearing tests could serve as a viable alternative for hearing assessments, particularly in low-resource settings. This research has implications for improving access to hearing healthcare in resource-constrained regions.

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Pattern of hearing loss in a tertiary hospital in the North Western Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

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

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

Pattern of Hearing Loss Among Patients Attending ENT Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A Retrospective Study

Accuracy of smartphone hearing tests: a comparative study with traditional pure tone audiometry

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