Iwko J, Namysłowski G, Czecior E, Szafranek A
II Katedra i Klinika Laryngologii Slaskiej AM w Zabrzu.
Otolaryngol Pol. 1998;52(6):713-7.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hearing aid fitting of 179 regularly controlled, hearing-disabled children from the Silesian area, first time admitted to Phoniatric Outpatient Clinic in Zabrze in years 1986-1990. The mean age of provision of a hearing aid was high. Children were supplied with hearing aids at mean age of 4,9 years (losses > 60 dB) and of 9,3 years (losses < or = 60 dB). There was a delay from 8,4 up to 12,5 months (losses < or = 60 dB) between the age of fitting and the issue of the hearing aid. It was also stated that the total amount of children wearing their aids binaurally decreased significantly from 118 to 74 during 5 years' period. As for the utilisation of hearing aids, prevalence of full-time users (57.9%) was demonstrated in confrontation to non-users (5.6%).
本研究的目的是评估1986年至1990年间首次入住扎布热语音门诊的179名来自西里西亚地区、听力残疾且定期接受检查的儿童的助听器适配情况。提供助听器的平均年龄较高。听力损失>60dB的儿童平均在4.9岁时配备助听器，听力损失≤60dB的儿童平均在9.3岁时配备。从适配年龄到发放助听器之间存在8.4至12.5个月的延迟（听力损失≤60dB）。研究还指出，在5年期间，双耳佩戴助听器的儿童总数从118人显著减少至74人。至于助听器的使用情况，全职使用者的患病率为57.9%，而非使用者的患病率为5.6%。
