Elmalik Salah, Alshawi Saleh, AlQahtani Ahmed Moraya, AlShammasi Hassan S, Alruwaili Ahmed, Aldughaim Ahmad, Alkhalifa Saleh Abdullah
Physiology, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2020 Oct 11;12(10):e10893. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10893.
Background Early childhood years are very important and crucial periods for developing different developmental milestones. Hearing loss is considered to be one of the most commonly detectable problems, which often goes unnoticed or not given proper attention due to the lack of screening modalities or the inability of parents or guardians to recognize it in early stages. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the pattern of differences pertaining to hearing loss among pre-school children of various age groups to better approach this issue in a systemic and fundamental manner, so that better care and treatment can be provided to children suffering from deafness. Methods This study involved a descriptive, retrospective chart review in two hospital settings, and it was conducted at the department of physiology (neurophysiology) of King Abdulaziz and King Khalid University Hospitals at the King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh during the period of 2012-2017. A total of 324 pre-school Saudi children from the age of two to five years were involved and tested by brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) to assess deafness. Results A total of 324 patients underwent the BAEP test; of them, 199 (61.4%) were males and 125 (38.6%) were females. Regarding the age groups, the most common age group was that of two-year-olds with 117 (36.1%) participants, followed by three-year-olds with 80 (24.7%) children, four-year-olds with 73 (22.5%) patients, and five-year-olds with 54 (16.7%) participants. Furthermore, there were 220 (67.9%) patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), 92 (28.4%) with conductive hearing loss (CHL), four (1.2%) with mixed hearing loss (MHL), and eight (2.5%) with normal audiometry. The normal hearing threshold was determined to be 20 dB, and the mean value for the hearing threshold of the SNHL in the right ear was found to be 43.45 ± 25.85, while the left-ear mean value was 44.54 ± 28.78. The mean value of the hearing threshold in CHL of the right ear was 50.96 ± 22.23, while that of the left ear was 47.85 ± 22.74. Lastly, the mean value of the hearing threshold in MHL of the right ear was 80.00 ± 21.21, while that of the left ear was 73.75 ± 18.87. Conclusion SNHL was the most common type (67.9%) of pre-school hearing loss in Saudi Children attending the neurophysiology clinic at KSU hospitals between 2012-2017, while MHL constituted the most severe cases.
背景 幼儿期是发展不同发育里程碑的非常重要且关键的时期。听力损失被认为是最常见的可检测问题之一,由于缺乏筛查方式或父母或监护人在早期无法识别,该问题常常被忽视或未得到适当关注。因此,有必要确定不同年龄组学龄前儿童听力损失的差异模式,以便以系统和根本的方式更好地解决这个问题,从而为患有耳聋的儿童提供更好的护理和治疗。方法 本研究在两家医院进行了描述性回顾性图表审查,于2012年至2017年期间在利雅得沙特国王大学(KSU)的阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王和哈立德国王大学医院的生理学(神经生理学)系开展。共有324名2至5岁的沙特学龄前儿童参与并通过脑干听觉诱发电位(BAEP)进行测试以评估耳聋情况。结果 共有324名患者接受了BAEP测试;其中,199名(61.4%)为男性,125名(38.6%)为女性。关于年龄组,最常见的年龄组是2岁组,有117名(36.1%)参与者,其次是3岁组,有80名(24.7%)儿童,4岁组有73名(22.5%)患者,5岁组有54名(16.7%)参与者。此外,有220名(67.9%)患者为感音神经性听力损失(SNHL),92名(28.4%)为传导性听力损失(CHL),4名(1.2%)为混合性听力损失(MHL),8名(2.5%)听力测试正常。正常听力阈值确定为20分贝,SNHL右耳听力阈值的平均值为43.45±25.85,左耳平均值为44.54±28.78。CHL右耳听力阈值的平均值为50.96±22.23,左耳为47.85±22.74。最后,MHL右耳听力阈值的平均值为80.00±21.21,左耳为73.75±18.87。结论 在2012 - 2017年期间到KSU医院神经生理学诊所就诊的沙特学龄前儿童中,SNHL是最常见的听力损失类型(67.9%),而MHL构成最严重的病例。
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