Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among a Representative Sample of Canadian Children and Adolescents, 3 to 19 Years of Age

Feder, Katya; Michaud, David S.; McNamee, James P.; Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth; Ramage-Morin, Pamela L; Beauregard, Yves

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“…In a population‐based cross‐sectional survey, a prevalence of hearing loss of 14.9% was found in children aged six to 19 years . In another population‐based study, also among children aged six to 19 years, a prevalence of 4.7% was found for hearing loss (>20 dB HL averaged over 0.5, 1,2,4 kHz) . They furthermore estimated that less than 2.2% of children in this age group had sensorineural hearing loss, and less than 3.5% of children between three and 19 years had conductive hearing loss .…”

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“…44 In another population-based study, also among children aged six to 19 years, a prevalence of 4.7% was found for hearing loss (>20 dB HL averaged over 0.5, 1,2,4 kHz). 45 They furthermore estimated that less than 2.2% of children in this age group had sensorineural hearing loss, and less than 3.5% of children between three and 19 years had conductive hearing loss. 45 Although the outcome of our included studies differed much, 20 of 21 studies found a prevalence of hearing loss greater than the previously reported 14.9% hearing loss in the general population.…”

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“…45 They furthermore estimated that less than 2.2% of children in this age group had sensorineural hearing loss, and less than 3.5% of children between three and 19 years had conductive hearing loss. 45 Although the outcome of our included studies differed much, 20 of 21 studies found a prevalence of hearing loss greater than the previously reported 14.9% hearing loss in the general population. [8][9][10][11][12]16,17,27,28,30,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]46,47 Regarding recurrent otitis media, in a population-based study among 50.474 children (data were collected from birth until the age of three), 7.8% had recurrent otitis media, defined as four or more physician visits in one year, or three or more visits in six months.…”

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“…This is because some studies have already demonstrated that self-reported hearing loss may underestimate hearing loss problem, especially in mild and moderate hearing loss and among the youth (24,25). In addition, some studies reported a significant difference between the results of audiometric tests and self-reported hearing loss (26,27).…”

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Prevalence and Pattern of Using Headphones and Its Relationship with Hearing Loss among Students

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Background: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most important public health problems. There is scant information about NIHL, the prevalence and using patterns of headphones and music player devices in Iran.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and using patterns of earphones and investigate the relationship between earphone use and hearing loss in a sample of students from Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (QUMS). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 890 students were randomly selected using a proportional cluster sampling method in April and May 2015. The students completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing the pattern of their earphone use and hearing loss. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the cut-off point for the questionnaire. Results: The results suggested that 60.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 56.9 -66.4) of the students reported a history of hearing loss and hearing impairment and 86.4% (95% CI: 84.0 -88.5) of the participants reported using an earphone in the past. Most of the participants listened to music on their cell phones (81.7%) and 89.6% of them used headphones for listening to music. The results indicated that 51.3% of those who used earphones used earbud-style earphones, 42.2% used supra-aural earphones, and 6.5% used headphones. Students who used earphones, those who used earphones more frequently during the week, and those who used earphones for more years had higher hearing loss scores compared to other students. Conclusions: Students have a risky pattern of using personal listening devices. The higher hearing loss score among headphone users requires further attention in order to implement interventions to increase students' awareness and attitude towards the use of headphones.

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“…Prevalence estimates for hearing loss ≤ 40 dB HL in children vary widely from one study to another and depend on sampling strategy, type and level of hearing loss, and demographic factors (Niskar et al 1998;Wake et al 2006;WHO, 2012;Winiger et al 2016). Nevertheless, it is clear that many more children have a hearing loss in the range 15-40 dB HL than those who have a more severe form of hearing loss (Feder et al 2017).…”

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Minimal and mild hearing loss in children: Association with auditory perception, cognition, and communication problems

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Ferguson

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Objectives: 'Minimal' and 'mild' hearing loss are the most common but least understood forms of hearing loss in children. Children with better ear hearing level as low as 30 dB HL have a global language impairment and, according to the World Health Organization, a "disabling level of hearing loss". We examined in a population of 6 -11 year olds how hearing level ≤ 40.0 dB HL (1 and 4 kHz pure tone average, PTA, threshold) related to auditory perception, cognition and communication. Design: School children (n=1638) were recruited in four centres across the UK. They completed a battery of hearing (audiometry, filter width, temporal envelope, speech-in-noise) and cognitive (IQ, attention, verbal memory, receptive language, reading) tests. Caregivers assessed their children's communication and listening skills. Children included in this study (702 male; 752 female) had four reliable tone thresholds (1, 4 kHz each ear), and no caregiver reported medical or intellectual disorder. Normal hearing children (n=1124, 77.1%) had all four thresholds and PTA < 15 dB HL. Children with ≥ 15 dB HL for at least one threshold, and PTA < 20 dB (n=245, 16.8%) had Minimal hearing loss. Children with 20 ≤ PTA < 40 dB HL (n=88, 6.0%) had Mild hearing loss. Interaural Asymmetric hearing loss (|Left PTA -Right PTA| ≥ 10 dB) was found in 28.9% of those with Minimal and 39.8% of those with Mild hearing loss. Results: Speech perception in noise, indexed by VCV pseudoword repetition in speech modulated noise, was impaired in children with Minimal and Mild hearing loss, relative to Normal hearing children. Effect size was largest (d=0.63) in Asymmetric Mild hearing loss and smallest (d=0.21) in Symmetric Minimal hearing loss.Spectral (filter width) and temporal (backward masking) perception were impaired in children with both forms of hearing loss, but supra-threshold perception generally related only weakly to PTA. Speech-in-noise (nonsense syllables) and language (pseudoword repetition) were also impaired in both forms of hearing loss and correlated more strongly with PTA. Children with Mild hearing loss were additionally impaired in working memory (digit span) and reading, and generally performed more poorly than those with Minimal loss. Asymmetric hearing loss produced as much impairment overall on both auditory and cognitive tasks as Symmetric hearing loss. Nonverbal IQ, attention and caregiver-rated listening and communication were not significantly impaired in children with hearing loss. Modelling suggested that 15 dB HL is objectively an appropriate lower audibility limit for diagnosis of hearing loss. Conclusions:Hearing loss between 15 -30 dB PTA is, at ~20%, much more prevalent in 6-11 y.o. children than most current estimates. Key aspects of auditory and cognitive skills are impaired in both symmetric and asymmetric minimal and mild hearing loss. Hearing loss < 30 dB HL is most closely related to speech perception in noise, and to cognitive abilities underpinning language and reading. The results suggest wider use of speech-innoise...

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Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among a Representative Sample of Canadian Children and Adolescents, 3 to 19 Years of Age

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