Volume 23

Number 2 July 2014

Clinical Evaluation of Hearing- impaired Children: Study on 169 cases

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/jmsr.2014.v2302.06

Daulatuzzaman Md.1 , Majumder K A2 , Sikder Md. A3 , Khan E H4 , Hossain F Md. S5

Abstract

A prospective study of 169 children when compliments of possible hearing loss who attend to ENT OPD of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital within the period of 2010 - June 2013 at the age between 2-5 years. Among the children 102 (60%) were diagnosed having hearing loss. Male and female ratio was 1.3:1. Large age group was between 2-3 yrs. Measles (18.37%) was the leading childhood infection, exposure to passive smoking (52.63%). Birth history evalution showed foctal deshur (33.13%), low apger score (24.26%), hyperbilirubinemia (52.66%). Physical examination revealed variety offending including small (7.10%) and long (5.33%) stature, persistent otorrhoea (11.24%), and cleft lip (5.32%), cleft platate (3.55%). Sensorineural (74.53%) and conductive (25.47%) type of deafness was found.

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  1. Professor, Department of ENT

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  2. Professor and Head, Department of ENT

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  3. Associate Professor, Department of ENT

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  4. Resident Physician, Department of ENT

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  5. Assistant Registrar, Department of ENT

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

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Volume 23, Number 2 July 2014
Page: 35-38