Global Data on Ear and Hearing Screening in an Intellectual Disability Population

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Intellectual disability (ID) and hearing loss are frequent comorbid conditions, although otological problems often go unnoticed until picked up by screening. In the hearing program of Special Olympics (SO), athletes with ID are screened for otological problems. By retrospective analysis of all SO meetings between 2007 and 2017, more than 100,000 screenings could be included. Cerumen impaction was found in 40.7%, middle ear problems in 29.5% of those who failed hearing screening, and hearing loss confirmation in 26.9%. Prevalences for different world regions and country income groups are provided. The results emphasize the high prevalence of hearing loss in this ID population. Awareness among health care workers and active screening are required to reduce health disparities among this disadvantaged population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:127

Enthalten in:

American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities - 127(2022), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite 125-134

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Willems, Melina [VerfasserIn]
Acke, Frederic [VerfasserIn]
Lannon, Beth [VerfasserIn]
Leyssens, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Maes, Leen [VerfasserIn]
Marks, Luc [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Deafness
Down syndrome
Hearing loss
Intellectual disability
Journal Article
Otolaryngology

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Date Completed 18.04.2022

Date Revised 18.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1352/1944-7558-127.2.125

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337126399