An Audit on Hearing Loss in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Objectives: To audit retrospectively the data of our patients, who presented with hearing loss in our department. Materials and Methods: Retrospective descriptive study over a period of 2 years (April, 2016 to March, 2018), Total no of patients included into this study were 5478 who were assessed demographically and audiologically in the department of ENT , Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan. Results: 5478 patients attended our ENT OPD for audiological assessment of hearing from April 2016 to March 2018. 2786 patients found to have normal hearing. 2692 (49.14%) patients had hearing loss. 1445 (53.67%) patient out of 2692 had conductive hearing loss. Conclusion : It is very much essential to continuously monitor the prevalence of hearing loss, early identification of hearing loss , early intervention and proper rehabilitation in the community so that steps can be taken to reduce the can reduce the burden of this disability in our community.
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Ritam Ray, Nirmalya Ghosh
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