Etiological and epidemiological factors in hearing-impaired students in Van, East of Turkey : A case series

The aim of the present case series was to investigate the causes of hearing loss in the children studying at a primary School for the deaf in Van Province, Turkey. The present series included 95 children with sensorineural hearing loss. Otoscopic and ophthalmological examinations, pure-tone audiometry, and tympanometry were performed for each patient. Measles IgG, rubella IgG, cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG, toxoplasma IgG, herpes simplex virus (HSV) Type I (HSV-I) IgG, HSV Type II (HSV-II) IgG, and Mycoplasma pneumonia IgG were evaluated in serum samples. Temporal bone anomalies were analyzed on temporal bone computed tomography (CT). A total of 7 radiologically distinct inner ear malformations were detected in 19 children. Twelve children were detected with various fundus pathologies. The most common cause of hearing loss was family-related factors (52%). In conclusion, the etiological and epidemiological factors were consistent with those reported in the literature.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - 67(2017), 6 vom: 06. Juni, Seite 951-953

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kiroglu, Ahmet Faruk [VerfasserIn]
Ari, Muzaffer [VerfasserIn]
Bozan, Nazim [VerfasserIn]
Parlak, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]
Cankaya, Hakan [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Hearing loss, Sensorineural, Etiology, Epidemiology.
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.07.2019

Date Revised 17.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM272658383