| Hearing impairment and ear pathology in Nepal. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8326217 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A stratified random cluster sample of 15,845 subjects was performed in two regions of Nepal to determine the prevalence and main causes of hearing impairment (the most common disability) and the prevalence of ear disease. Subjects reporting current ear pain, or ear discharge, or hearing impairment on direct questioning by a Nepali health worker (primary screening failed), had otoscopy and audiometry (using the Liverpool Field Audiometer) performed, and a questionnaire administered relating to past history. In every fifth house subjects who passed the primary screening (1,716 subjects) were examined to assess the false negative rate of screening. An estimated 16.6 per cent of the study population have hearing impairment (either ear worse than 30 dB hearing threshold level (HTL) 1.0-4.0 kHz, or 50 dB HTL 0.5 kHz), and 7.4 per cent ear drum pathology, equivalent to respectively 2.71 and 1.48 million people extrapolated to the whole of Nepal. Most hearing impairment in the school age group (55.2 per cent) is associated with otitis media or its sequelae. Probably at least 14 per cent of sensorineural deafness is preventable (7 per cent infectious disease, 3.9 per cent trauma, 0.8 per cent noise exposure, 1 per cent cretinism, and 1 per cent abnormal pregnancy or labour). Most individuals reporting current ear pathology (61 per cent) had never attended a health post, and of those receiving ear drop treatment, 84 per cent still had serious pathology. Of subjects who reported ear drop treatment at any time, 31 per cent still had serious pathology. The use of traditional remedies was prevalent.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
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Authors:
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P Little; A Bridges; R Guragain; D Friedman; R Prasad; N Weir |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of laryngology and otology Volume: 107 ISSN: 0022-2151 ISO Abbreviation: J Laryngol Otol Publication Date: 1993 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-08-10 Completed Date: 1993-08-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706896 Medline TA: J Laryngol Otol Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 395-400 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton. |
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Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Ear Diseases / complications*, epidemiology Hearing Disorders / epidemiology, etiology* Humans Mass Screening / methods Middle Aged Nepal / epidemiology Otitis Media / epidemiology Prevalence |
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