The prevalence of hearing loss in the first high school students in Hamadan, western Iran
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Because children learn to communicate by hearing sounds, a hearing loss (HL) will deteriorate their cognitive and speaking abilities and language learning. Early detection and intervention are important factors in the successful treatment of HL in children. HL is divided into two main groups: conductive hearing loss (CHL) and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL); the former is more prevalent in children and many of its causes are easy to detect and treat.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 1,446 children, aged 11-13 years, entering first-degree high school in the school year 2016, were randomly selected from two schools in Hamadan, western Iran, and their audiograms were studied. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using SPSS 16.
Results: Out of the 1,446 high school children examined in this study, 18 children (1.2%) suffered from HL (44.5% female and 55.5% male), 33% from CHL, and 67% from SNHL. Besides, 89% suffered from bilateral HL and 11% from unilateral HL.
Conclusion: Considering the prevalence of HL, especially SNHL, in this study in first-degree high school students of Hamadan, it seems vital to raise public awareness and early screening of ear diseases, which can lead to the detection and treatment in most cases.
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7. Lewis DE, Valente DL, Spalding JL. Effect of minimal/mild hearing loss on children's speech understanding in a simulated classroom. Ear Hear. 2015;36(1):136-44. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000092
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10. Lieu JEC. Variations in the prevalence of hearing loss in children: truth or artifact? JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(9):935-6. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1172
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13. Lü J, Huang Z, Yang T, Li Y, Mei L, Xiang M, et al. Screening for delayed-onset hearing loss in preschool children who previously passed the newborn hearing screening. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;75(8):1045-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.05.022
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15. Baradaranfar MH, Mollasadeghi A, Jafari Z. [Prevalence of hearing disorders in 3-6 year old children of kindergartens in Yazd city]. J Shahid Sadoughi Univ Med Sci. 2009;16(5):20-5. Persian.
16. Lotfi Y, Ja'fari Z. [The prevalence of hearing disorders among the 3-6 years old children of kindergartens in welfare organization of Tehran province]. Journal of Rehabilitation. 2001;2(1-2):7-13. Persian.
17. Absalan A, Pirasteh I, Dashti Khavidaki GA, Asemi Rad A, Nasr Esfahani AA, Nilforoush MH. A prevalence study of hearing loss among primary school children in the south east of Iran. Int J Otolaryngol. 2013;2013:138935. doi: 10.1155/2013/138935
18. Firoozbakht M, Mahmoudian S, Alaeddini F, Esmaeilzadeh M, Rafiei M, Firouzbakht A, et al. Community-based newborn hearing screening progra¬mme for early detection of permanent hearing loss in Iran: an eight-year cross-sectional study from 2005 to 2012. J Med Screen. 2014;21(1):10-7. doi: 10.1177/0969141314522992
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20. Sarafraz M, Hekmat-Shoar M, Zaheri S. Determination of hearing loss prevalence in preschool children of Ahwaz. Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;23(3):75-8. doi: 10.22038/IJORL.2011.282
21. Sarafraz M, Ahmadi K. A practical screening model for hearing loss in Iranian school-aged children. World J Pediatr. 2009;5(1):46-50. doi: 10.1007/s12519-009-0008-3
22. Hajloo N, Ansari S. [Prevalence and causes of hearing handicap in Ardabil province, Western Iran]. Audiol. 2011;20(1):116-27. Persian.
23. Kruppa B, Dieroff HG, Ising H. [Sensorineural hearing loss in children starting school. Results of a representative hearing screening study]. HNO. 1995;43(1):31-4. German.
24. Eziyi JAE, Amusa YB, Akinpelu OV. Prevalence of otolaryngological diseases in Nigerians. East Cent Afr J Surg. 2010;15(2):85-9.
25. Feder KP, Michaud D, McNamee J, Fitzpatrick E, Ramage-Morin P, Beauregard Y. Prevalence of hearing loss among a representative sample of Canadian children and adolescents, 3 to 19 years of age. Ear Hear. 2017;38(1):7-20. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000345
26. Al Khabori M, Khandekar R. Unilateral hearing impairment in Oman: a community-based cross-sectional study. Ear Nose Throat J. 2007;86(5):274, 277-80.
27. Niskar AS, Kieszak SM, Holmes A, Esteban E, Rubin C, Brody DJ. Prevalence of hearing loss among children 6 to 19 years of age: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA. 1998;279(14):1071-5. doi: 10.1001/jama.279.14.1071
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Hamidi Nahrani M, Farahani F, Pirasteh E, Hajihosseini M. The prevalence of hearing loss in the first high school students in Hamadan, western Iran. Aud Vestib Res. 2018;27(1):19-24.
