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- Title
Middle ear and hearing disorders of school children aged 7-10 years in South Sinai, Egypt.
- Authors
Yamamah, G.; Mabrouk, A.; Ghorab, E.; Ahmady, M.; Abdulsalam, H.
- Abstract
Hearing loss among schoolchildren in developing countries is reported to be a significant health problem. Data on child hearing loss in South Sinai, a remote governorate of Egypt, are lacking. Middle ear diseases and hearing impairment were assessed among 453 primary-school children aged 7-10 years in South Sinai (906 ears). Otoscopic examination, tympanometry and pure tone audiometry (PTA) were done. Ear disease was found in 27.5% of the ears examined. The commonest cause was secretory otitis media (10.8%), followed by occluded earwax (9.5%). Mild and moderate hearing loss affected 8.5% of the sample, while sensorineural hearing loss affected 2.4%; only 0.4% had moderate and severe hearing loss. Hearing impairment affects 19.3% of this age group in South Sinai. None of the children with hearing impairment had been previously diagnosed or was receiving treatment and support. Hearing and middle ear screening at schools is recommended for early detection and management of middle ear and hearing problems.
- Subjects
EGYPT; ANALYSIS of variance; AUDIOMETRY; IMPEDANCE audiometry; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EAR diseases; HEARING impaired children; HEARING disorders in children; OTITIS media with effusion; OTOSCOPY; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); EARWAX; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHILDREN
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 3, p255
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/2012.18.3.255