Analysis of the found age and way for children age 0 to 6 with hearing loss.
- Author:
Li-hui HUANG
1
;
De-min HAN
;
Lei ZHANG
;
Lian-sheng GUO
;
Sha LIU
;
Xiao-qing TANG
;
Hui LIU
;
Qian BIAN
;
Zheng-hua CAI
;
Bei-er QI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Hearing Loss; diagnosis; prevention & control; Hearing Tests; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mass Screening; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2006;41(5):331-334
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the children with hearing loss from the age 0 to 6, and discuss the found age, found way and audiological characteristics.
METHODSGeneral information of found age and found way of 265 children, were investigated with self-made questionnaire and routine audiological evaluations, and then made statistical analysis.
RESULTSThe average (x +/- s) found age for the children with hearing loss was (23.21 +/- 10.02) months, and the first average coming age was (28.01 +/- 13.41) months. The found age of girls [(27.11 +/- 13.13) months] was 6.1 months later than the boys' [(21.03 +/- 12.32) months] and the countryside children [(28.27 +/- 11.09) months] later than the city's [(19.52 +/- 13.05) months] 8.65 months in the average found age. The found age of children who were found with speech disability was later than others. As the hearing loss degree of children went milder, the found age might later.
CONCLUSIONSThe popularization of knowledge in preventing from hearing loss must be strengthened. It is also necessary to popularize newborn hearing screening and early intervention while to enhance the parents' consciousness.
