Prevalence of Hearing Loss, and Middle Ear Disease in 1351 School Age Children in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Birhanu, Betelhem; Shimeles, Abel; Gebremeskel, Filmawit; Cager, Gabrielle R.; Redleaf, Miriam

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“…There was a study in eastern India to understand the prevalence of profound SNHL (sensorineural hearing loss) in children, which stated around 0.058%. The incidence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss is 520 per 100000 [ 3 ]. There are various modalities for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss, such as the use of hearing aid, gene therapy, and sound therapy.…”

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A Spectrum of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of Cochlear Implants: A Critical Review

Sahai¹,

Ghosh²,

Anjankar³

2022

Cureus

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A cochlear implant is a neuroprosthetic, electrical device that is developed for the treatment of patients who have sensory hearing loss. It directly stimulates the hearing nerve by bypassing the injured or damaged sensory receptors, the hair cells. This implant is directly placed in the inner ear. It is an electronic device which is proved to be very useful in patients with sensorineural hearing loss. This implant consists of a speech processor (externally present), which takes up the sound; transforms it into digital signals, and then internal components take it to convert it into electrical energy, which stimulates auditory nerves, and the brain perceives it and hears it as a sound. This is one of the most successful surgeries, which happens very frequently nowadays. Although, many complications are mostly associated with this implant. This paper deals with the preoperative, operative, and postoperative complications associated with cochlear implant surgery. That includes tinnitus, Meniere's disease, unilateral hearing loss, musical ear syndrome, infections; flap necrosis, facial nerve palsy, improper electrode placement, magnet displacement; failure and reimplantation, cholesteatoma, and pneumocephalus. These are just a few of the complications; there are much more complications which are associated with cochlear implants.

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A Spectrum of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of Cochlear Implants: A Critical Review

Sahai¹,

Ghosh²,

Anjankar³

2022

Cureus

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A systematic review of the prevalence of late identified hearing loss in childhood

Muñoz,

Chan,

Goldberg

et al. 2024

International Journal of Audiology

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Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Hearing Loss for Children and Adolescents from 1990 to 2019: A Trend Analysis

Chen,

Yang,

Yue

et al. 2024

Trends in Hearing

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This study presents a comprehensive analysis of global, regional, and national trends in the burden of hearing loss (HL) among children and adolescents from 1990 to 2019, using data from the Global Burden of Disease study. Over this period, there was a general decline in HL prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) globally, with average annual percentage changes (AAPCs) of −0.03% (95% uncertainty interval [UI], −0.04% to −0.01%; p = 0.001) and −0.23% (95% UI, −0.25% to −0.20%; p < 0.001). Males exhibited higher rates of HL prevalence and YLDs than females. Mild and moderate HL were the most common categories across all age groups, but the highest proportion of YLDs was associated with profound HL [22.23% (95% UI, 8.63%−57.53%)]. Among females aged 15−19 years, the prevalence and YLD rates for moderate HL rose, with AAPCs of 0.14% (95% UI, 0.06%−0.22%; p = 0.001) and 0.13% (95% UI, 0.08%−0.18%; p < 0.001). This increase is primarily attributed to age-related and other HL (such as environmental, lifestyle factors, and occupational noise exposure) and otitis media, highlighting the need for targeted research and interventions for this demographic. Southeast Asia and Western Sub-Saharan Africa bore the heaviest HL burden, while High-income North America showed lower HL prevalence and YLD rates but a slight increasing trend in recent years, with AAPCs of 0.13% (95% UI, 0.1%−0.16%; p < 0.001) and 0.08% (95% UI, 0.04% to 0.12%; p < 0.001). Additionally, the analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between sociodemographic index (SDI) and both HL prevalence ( r = −0.74; p < 0.001) and YLD ( r = −0.76; p < 0.001) rates. However, the changes in HL trends were not significantly correlated with SDI, suggesting that factors beyond economic development, such as policies and cultural practices, also affect HL. Despite the overall optimistic trend, this study emphasizes the continued need to focus on specific high-risk groups and regions to further reduce the HL burden and enhance the quality of life for affected children and adolescents.

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Prevalence of Hearing Loss, and Middle Ear Disease in 1351 School Age Children in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

A Spectrum of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of Cochlear Implants: A Critical Review

A Spectrum of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of Cochlear Implants: A Critical Review

A systematic review of the prevalence of late identified hearing loss in childhood

Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Hearing Loss for Children and Adolescents from 1990 to 2019: A Trend Analysis

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