Some remarks on the features and rick factors of sensorineural deafness in children
- Author:
Duong Van Tam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sensorineural deafness;
Children;
Risk factor;
Feature
- MeSH:
Deafness;
Child;
Risk Factors
- From:Journal Reasearch of Vietnam Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(14):10-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
192 children with sensorineural deafness were included in this study. The most of children were diagnosed late with ages over 24 months (92%). Only 18% of children were discovered early and instantly examined in otorhinolarygologic facilities, while 72% of children were treated when they were at school ages. Among 99% of children with severe deafness, 68% had deafness due to flare-up of the fire of the liver and gall bladder and 32% of cases with deafness due to insufficiency of the Yin or the liver and kidney. Congenital deafness only accounted for 8% of cases, while the most of cases with deafness were resulted from preventable causes, out of them 28% of cases with deafness related to pregnancy and childbirth and 20% of cases with deafness related to the administration of aminosids
