Hearing level of deaf children in deafmute schools
- VernacularTitle:聋哑学校聋儿听力调查结果的比较和分析
- Author:
Mian ZHANG
;
Yang GAO
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child;
Deafness;
Early Intervention(Education);
Diagnostic Services
- From:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2006;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the hearing level of deafmute children in three deafmute schools in Nanning,Liuzhou and Guilin cities and reveal the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.METHODS The pure tone hearing thresholds of 0.5,1,2,4 kHz of 357 deafmute children in three deafmute schools were recorded. The disability grade was evaluated according to the average threshold of 4 frequencies.RESULTS A total of 410 students were in the three deafmute schools.There were 248 male and 162 female with an age ranged from 2 to 27 years(14.5 years). The number of hearing disability grade fromⅠtoⅣwere 232(65 %),64(18.0 %),48(13.5 %)and 10(2.6 %)respectively,and 3 children(0.9 %)could not graded the hearing disability.Sixty one children (17.0 %)with light or moderate hearing loss missed their optimal opportunity of hearing and speech rehabilitation.CONCLUSION The results reveal the importance of early diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss.
