| Prevalence of hearing loss among children 6 to 19 years of age: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. | |
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PMID: 9546565 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: Hearing loss in children influences the development of communication and behavioral skills, but few studies in the United States have used pure-tone audiometry to derive hearing loss prevalence estimates for children. OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of hearing loss among US children by sociodemographic characteristics, reported hearing loss, and audiometric screening factors. DESIGN: National population-based cross-sectional survey with an in-person interview and audiometric testing at 0.5 to 8 kHz. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: A total of 6166 children aged 6 to 19 years completed audiometry in the mobile examination center of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1988 and 1994. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Hearing loss, defined as audiometric threshold values of at least 16-dB hearing level based on a low or high pure-tone average. RESULTS: A total of 14.9% of children had low-frequency or high-frequency hearing loss of at least 16-dB hearing level, 7.1% had low-frequency hearing loss of at least 16-dB hearing level, and 12.7% had high-frequency hearing loss of at least 16-dB hearing level. Most hearing loss was unilateral and slight in severity (16- to 25-dB hearing level). Of those with measured hearing loss, 10.8% were reported to have current hearing loss during the interview. CONCLUSIONS: This analysis indicates that 14.9% of US children have low-frequency or high-frequency hearing loss of at least 16-dB hearing level in 1 or both ears. Among children in elementary, middle, and high school, audiometric screening should include low-frequency and high-frequency testing to detect hearing loss. |
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Authors:
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A S Niskar; S M Kieszak; A Holmes; E Esteban; C Rubin; D J Brody |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Volume: 279 ISSN: 0098-7484 ISO Abbreviation: JAMA Publication Date: 1998 Apr |
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Created Date: 1998-04-22 Completed Date: 1998-04-22 Revised Date: 2006-11-07 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7501160 Medline TA: JAMA Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1071-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA. abn0@cdc.gov |
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Adolescent Audiometry, Pure-Tone Auditory Threshold Child Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Surveys Hearing Disorders / diagnosis, epidemiology* Humans Male Mass Screening Prevalence Socioeconomic Factors United States / epidemiology |
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JAMA. 1998 Aug 19;280(7):602
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JAMA. 1998 Aug 19;280(7):602 [PMID: 9718048 ] |
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