Prevalence of hearing impairment in school children (aged 8-14 years) in the villages of Vadamavanthal, Tamil Nadu, India

Norman, Prasan; Chandran, Mahendran; Dhandapani, Thirunaaukarasu

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164257

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“…While Ahmed et al reported male 41.8% and female was 58.2%. 3,4 In our study a prevalence rate of as much as 11% was found in otherwise apparently normal school children. These results are similar to those of Mishra et al and Sapra et al who found a prevalence rate of 21% and 16.60% respectively.…”

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Prevalence and etiological factor of hearing impairment among school going children in rural area of district, Dehradun

Saini

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Kumar

2020

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: Childhood hearing impairment is a signiﬁcant public health condition associated with long-term academic and communicative difficulties. Causes can be congenital or acquired. Nearly half of the known causes can be prevented by primary public health methods. Present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and etiological factor related to hearing impairment among school going children in rural area district Dehradun.Methods: 1003 children, aged 6 to 17 years, from the schools in the Doiwala block district Dehradun were randomly selected and examined. Clinical otologic assessment and Pure tone audiometry screening were conducted on all participants. Results: The prevalence of hearing impairment was 19.6%. The hearing impairment in majority of cases was of a mild degree i.e., 26 to 40 dB (93.9%) of which majority of children (99.0%) had conductive loss. Wax was the commonest cause of hearing loss (79.2%). CSOM was found in 19.0% children.Conclusions: The prevalence of hearing impairment in school going children in rural area district Dehradun was high. Majority of the etiological factor of hearing impairment identified were preventable. Proper assessment and diagnosis of hearing loss in children at early age is important for better development and psychosocial development.

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Prevalence and etiological factor of hearing impairment among school going children in rural area of district, Dehradun

Saini

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Kumar

2020

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Niskar et al found 14.9% of children with either low-frequency or high-frequency hearing loss in a hospital-based survey [9]. Norman et al reported the prevalence of hearing impairment to be 30.9% in school children (aged 8-14 years) in the villages of Vadamavanthal, Tamil Nadu [10].…”

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Hearing screening program for school going children in India: necessity, justification, and suggested approaches

Ansari¹

2021

Egypt J Otolaryngol

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Background It is estimated that about 15% of students have transient hearing loss worldwide sufficient enough to interfere with communication, psychosocial relationship, and learning resulting in poor educational achievement and poverty. However, these conditions are reversible through timely detection and effective interventions. India is home to the largest number of school age children with hearing impairment, and majority of them remain undetected and untreated due to the absence of any dedicated hearing screening program. Therefore, this paper attempts to convince all stakeholders for planning and implementing early detection and intervention program for children with hearing impairment in school settings. Methods Recent literature estimates that children between the ages 0 and 14 years contribute 25.9% of the total Indian population. As per the global estimates of the prevalence of hearing impairment, India houses the largest number of school age children with hearing impairment. Many of them either remain out of school or perform poorly in school curriculum. Results The children in educational programs are readily and easily available for applying hearing screening procedures to detect hearing impairment and instituting audiological and educational remedial measures. But unfortunately, India has not yet envisaged any dedicated early detection and intervention program for school-going children consequently majority of children with hearing impairment undetected and untreated in the classroom. Conclusion Hearing impairment is a serious health concern among school age children which can adversely impact on communication, educational achievement, and vocational options. However, screening approaches for early identification in school age children across the world which are simple, effective, and cost-efficient can be considered for countries like India to reverse the ill effects of hearing impairment. Potential implication The paper may heighten the awareness among school personnel, educational administrators, and policymakers to consider planning and implementation of early detection and intervention program for children with hearing impairment in school settings.

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“…In the age group of 8 years, it was more prevalent followed the age group of 14 years. Hearing impairments can leads to poor academic achievement and can affect the child's vocational choices in future (Norman et. al.…”

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Prevalence of Disabled People in India

Majumder¹

2019

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Prevalence of hearing impairment in school children (aged 8-14 years) in the villages of Vadamavanthal, Tamil Nadu, India

Cited by 6 publications

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Prevalence and etiological factor of hearing impairment among school going children in rural area of district, Dehradun

Prevalence and etiological factor of hearing impairment among school going children in rural area of district, Dehradun

Hearing screening program for school going children in India: necessity, justification, and suggested approaches

Prevalence of Disabled People in India

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