Deafness is the invisible disability and the most common human
sensory defects. It leads to difficult speech development poor
educational and employment prospects of childhood. Comprehensive
otologic and audiological evaluations are very much essential for
aetiological assessment of hearing impaired children and management
efficacy. The aetiology of deaf Children was diverse. Infection was
the predominationg aetiologial factor (38%). The infections were:
Measles (31.5%), Pneumonia in (26.2%), Typhoid (21.5%), Maternal
Rubella (5.2%), Varicella (5.2%), Mumps (5.2%) and Meningitis
(5.2%). 48% of deaf child had a parental suspicion of deafness
below the one year of age. 35% had a positive family history and
32% had history of consanguinal marriage. The deaf children were
managed with hearing device, among them 89% with hearing aid and
11% with cochlear implant 42.7% of child used hearing aid in both
ears. The results of aided audiogram showde that, the gain after
using hearing aid within 31-60 dB were 80%.10% in right ear, 71.10%
in left year and 70.00% in both ears, so average gain after using
hearing aid was 74% within 31- 60 dB.
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