Hearing survey of the age diagnosis of children with sensorineural hearing loss in Jordan

المؤلف

al-Umari, Asim

المصدر

Journal of the Royal Medical Services

العدد

المجلد 8، العدد 2 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2001)، ص ص. 30-34، 5ص.

الناشر

الخدمات الطبية الملكية الأردنية

تاريخ النشر

2001-12-31

دولة النشر

الأردن

عدد الصفحات

5

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

الملخص EN

Objectives : Early identification and intervention of children with impaired hearing are accepted as important factors for preventive measures in children's health care.

Ideally, identification and management of sensorineural hearing loss should not be delayed beyond the age of six months.

Methods : This study was conducted on 800 children with impaired hearing using hearing threshold measurements to identify whether these objectives have been achieved in Jordan.

Results : The mean age of diagnosis of hearing loss is 3.8 years.

The gap between the age of parental suspicion and the age of diagnosis of hearing loss is about 2 years.

There is a strong negative correlation between the degree of hearing loss and the age of diagnosis.

On average, mild hearing loss is diagnosed at about 7years, moderate hearing loss is diagnosed at 4 years; severe hearing loss at 2.6 years, and profound hearing loss at 1.6years.

Conclusion : There is an unacceptable delay in the diagnosis of hearing loss in Jordan.

Evidently, this delay is due to poor awareness and lack of appreciation by the health personnel and public to the importance of early identification, early intervention, and methods of testing hearing thresholds of neonates and infants.

A national hearing-screening program for neonates and infants in Jordan is needed.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

al-Umari, Asim. 2001. Hearing survey of the age diagnosis of children with sensorineural hearing loss in Jordan. Journal of the Royal Medical Services،Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.30-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-130101

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

al-Umari, Asim. Hearing survey of the age diagnosis of children with sensorineural hearing loss in Jordan. Journal of the Royal Medical Services Vol. 8, no. 2 (Dec. 2001), pp.30-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-130101

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

al-Umari, Asim. Hearing survey of the age diagnosis of children with sensorineural hearing loss in Jordan. Journal of the Royal Medical Services. 2001. Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.30-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-130101

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references : p. 34

رقم السجل

BIM-130101