Raj-Koziak Danuta, Piłka Adam, Bartnik Grazyna, Fabijańska Anna, Kochanek Krzysztof, Skarzyński Henryk
Instytut Fizjologii i Patologii Słuchu, Klinika Szumów Usznych, Warszawa.
Otolaryngol Pol. 2011 Mar-Apr;65(2):106-9. doi: 10.1016/S0030-6657(11)70638-2.
Tinnitus in children is still rarely mentioned in medical literature. The prevalence of pediatric tinnitus has been reported to range between 3-37% and higher in children with hearing loss.
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the tinnitus in 7 years old children and to conduct statistical analysis of the relation between tinnitus and hearing loss.
In this study 60 212 children and their parents were asked about the presence of tinnitus by answering a questionnaire at home. Additionally, children were asked if they can hear noise in their ears or head, before hand hearing screening test at school was conducted. The hearing screening test was performed using screening audiometer with air conduction.
The results showed that tinnitus was present in group of 8164 children (13.6%). Between children directly asked for tinnitus, 33% mentioned of having it. Over 75% of children did not complained of tinnitus spontaneously to parents. Children with hearing loss reported tinnitus twice more comparing to children with normal hearing.
Tinnitus is frequent complain among 7 years old children. Children with hearing loss reported tinnitus twice more comparing to children with normal hearing. It is recommended to include to a questionnaire an inquiry about the presence of tinnitus during hearing screening tests performed recently more frequently at primary schools for early detection and diagnosis of tinnitus.
医学文献中很少提及儿童耳鸣。据报道，儿童耳鸣的患病率在3%至37%之间，听力损失儿童的患病率更高。
本研究的目的是估计7岁儿童耳鸣的患病率，并对耳鸣与听力损失之间的关系进行统计分析。
在本研究中，60212名儿童及其父母在家中通过回答问卷被问及是否存在耳鸣。此外，在学校进行听力筛查测试之前，询问儿童是否能听到耳内或头部有噪音。听力筛查测试使用气导筛查听力计进行。
结果显示，8164名儿童（13.6%）存在耳鸣。在直接询问耳鸣的儿童中，33%提到有耳鸣。超过75%的儿童没有自发向父母抱怨耳鸣。听力损失儿童报告耳鸣的比例是听力正常儿童的两倍。
耳鸣是7岁儿童常见的主诉。听力损失儿童报告耳鸣的比例是听力正常儿童的两倍。建议在小学最近更频繁进行的听力筛查测试问卷中加入关于耳鸣存在情况的询问，以便早期发现和诊断耳鸣。
