Upfold L J
Med J Aust. 1984 May 26;140(11):641-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb108288.x.
The previously reported reduction in rubella-related congenital deafness in Australian children born since 1977 has been confirmed by a survey of hearing-aid fittings for rubella-related deafness among those born from 1954 to 1982. Analyses of these figures also showed that in more than 50% of individuals born during the period 1954 to 1975, rubella deafness had not been recognized as such, and that mild-to-moderate deafness was a more frequent outcome of maternal rubella than was severe or profound deafness. A prediction has been made of the expected total incidence of hearing-aid fittings to children when rubella accounts for a far smaller percentage of the cases of deafness than in previous years.
一项针对1954年至1982年出生人群中与风疹相关耳聋的助听器佩戴情况的调查，证实了先前报告的1977年以后出生的澳大利亚儿童中与风疹相关的先天性耳聋有所减少。对这些数据的分析还表明，在1954年至1975年期间出生的个体中，超过50%的风疹致聋未被识别出来，而且与风疹相关的母亲感染导致轻度至中度耳聋的情况比严重或极重度耳聋更为常见。已经做出预测，当风疹在耳聋病例中所占比例远低于往年时，预计儿童助听器佩戴的总发病率情况。
