Ozcebe Esra, Sevinc Sebnem, Belgin Erol
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Aug;69(8):1081-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.03.002. Epub 2005 Apr 9.
The aim of this study was to determine the ages of suspicion, identification, amplification and intervention in children with hearing loss.
In the first stage of the study, we determined the ages of parental suspicion, identification, amplification and intervention in children with hearing loss who were referred to our center between years 1999 and 2004. The data of 199 children with severe to profound hearing loss was analyzed retrospectively. Based on these data, the intervals of suspicion and identification, identification and amplification and amplification and intervention were calculated. In the second stage of study, the data obtained from 156 children with severe to profound hearing loss, who were followed at our center between years 1991 and 1994, was compared to the data obtained in the first stage of study. Data were collected from family questionnaire-based interviews and hospital records.
In the first stage of the study, parents reported that hearing loss was suspected at a mean age of 12.5 months. The average ages of identification, amplification and intervention were 19.4; 26.5 and 33.0 months, respectively. The results obtained from the second stage of this study revealed that, ages of suspicion, identification and intervention were significantly smaller for the period of 1999-2004, compared to the period of 1991-1994.
The results of this study clearly demonstrate that, in Turkey, there are significant improvements in the ages of suspicion, identification and intervention of hearing loss. Even though these improvements are remarkable, the ages of suspicion, identification, amplification and intervention of hearing loss are still far beyond the suggested ages by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing.
本研究旨在确定听力损失儿童的可疑年龄、确诊年龄、佩戴助听器年龄及干预年龄。
在研究的第一阶段，我们确定了1999年至2004年间转诊至本中心的听力损失儿童的家长可疑年龄、确诊年龄、佩戴助听器年龄及干预年龄。对199例重度至极重度听力损失儿童的数据进行回顾性分析。基于这些数据，计算可疑与确诊、确诊与佩戴助听器、佩戴助听器与干预之间的时间间隔。在研究的第二阶段，将1991年至1994年间在本中心随访的156例重度至极重度听力损失儿童的数据与第一阶段研究获得的数据进行比较。数据通过基于家庭问卷的访谈和医院记录收集。
在研究的第一阶段，家长报告听力损失可疑的平均年龄为12.5个月。确诊、佩戴助听器及干预的平均年龄分别为19.4个月、26.5个月和33.0个月。本研究第二阶段获得的结果显示，与1991 - 1994年期间相比，1999 - 2004年期间的可疑、确诊及干预年龄显著更小。
本研究结果清楚地表明，在土耳其，听力损失的可疑、确诊及干预年龄有显著改善。尽管这些改善很显著，但听力损失的可疑、确诊、佩戴助听器及干预年龄仍远高于婴儿听力联合委员会建议的年龄。
