Kalpana R, Chamyal P C
Department of ENT, Armed Forces Medical College, 411 040 Pune, (India).
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Apr;49(2):142-4. doi: 10.1007/BF03023793.
School survey study to assess the prevalence rates and aetiological factors causing hearing loss among children in and around Pune Cantonment covering urban and semiurban population has been carried out. We encountered deafness prevalence rate of 11.7% and chronic suppurative otitis media (4.75% of the deaf children) the commonest cause. Maximum number of patients were in age group of 6-11 years and semiurban children and those from lower socio-econimic group had higher prevalence rate as compared to urban children and those from upper socio-econimic group. Relevant suggestions for prevention and management of deafness have been made. This study emphasizes the fact at most of the aetiological factors in causing hearing impairment in school going children are treatable and hence deafness can be prevented to a large extent if remedial measures are taken in time.
开展了一项学校调查研究，以评估浦那军区及其周边地区城市和半城市人口中儿童听力损失的患病率及病因。我们发现耳聋患病率为11.7%，慢性化脓性中耳炎（占耳聋儿童的4.75%）是最常见的病因。患者人数最多的年龄组为6至11岁，与城市儿童和社会经济地位较高的儿童相比，半城市儿童以及社会经济地位较低群体的儿童患病率更高。已就耳聋的预防和管理提出了相关建议。本研究强调了这样一个事实，即导致学龄儿童听力障碍的大多数病因是可以治疗的，因此，如果及时采取补救措施，耳聋在很大程度上是可以预防的。
