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- Title
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS IN CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
- Authors
Ali, Sajid; Junaid, Muhammad; Khan, Arif Raza; Khan, Aftab Ahmad; Muhammad, Naik; Khan, Asmatullah
- Abstract
Objective: To find the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in chronic otitis media (COM). Material and Methods: Study was done at Otorhinolaryngology-B unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar, from March 2016 to September 2016. It was a cross sectional descriptive study in which a total of 174 patients were included by using 5% error margin and 95% confidence interval with expected frequency of SNHL 13% in cases with COM using WHO formula for sample size. Results: In our study mean age was 26 years with standard deviation ± 11.62. Male and female patients were 45% and 55% respectively. The prevalence of SNHL was found to be 18% in patients with COM. Conclusion: Eighteen percent patients had SNHL associated with COM.
- Subjects
PESHAWAR (Pakistan); OTITIS media; HOSPITAL care; TERTIARY care; WOMEN patients; STANDARD deviations
- Publication
Journal of Medical Sciences (1997-3438), 2020, Vol 28, Issue 4, p361
- ISSN
1997-3438
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.52764/jms.20.28.4.12