PMID- 14702846
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040422
LR  - 20170214
IS  - 0036-9330 (Print)
IS  - 0036-9330 (Linking)
VI  - 48
IP  - 4
DP  - 2003 Nov
TI  - Epidemiology of permanent childhood hearing loss in Glasgow, 1985-1994.
PG  - 117-9
AB  - This retrospective study was undertaken to document the epidemiology of permanent 
      childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) in Glasgow and to make some assessment of the 
      current practice to identify these children before universal neonatal hearing 
      screening (UNHS) is implemented. Subjects were those with bilateral permanent 
      hearing impairments of at least 40 dB in the better hearing ear, born between 
      1985 and 1994, in Greater Glasgow. The subjects were identified and data 
      extracted from the Educational Audiology database. The case records at the Royal 
      Hospital for Sick Children were also reviewed to identify possible aetiology 
      groups. The prevalence rate of all permanent hearing impairments was 1.23 per 
      thousand live births. Eleven percent of all hearing impairments were acquired or 
      progressive. There was no significant effect of sex on aetiology (X2 = 6.509, df 
      = 6, p, = 1), age at identification of hearing impairment and hearing aid 
      provision (Kruskal Wallis, p = 0.484 and 0.782 respectively). For those 
      identified as congenitally hearing impaired, the median ages at diagnosis of 
      hearing impairment and hearing aid provision were 18 months and 31 months 
      respectively. Age at diagnosis of hearing impairment and hearing aid provision 
      were unaffected by aetiology of hearing impairment (Kruskal Wallis, p = 0.782 and 
      p = 0.484 respectively). The prevalence rate of PCHI and the ages at 
      identification and intervention in Glasgow are typical of the rest of the UK. 
      Audiological surveillance measures are falling well below the standard of care 
      expected today and the introduction of UNHS is likely to improve outcomes as long 
      as the additional health and educational resources are in place to deal with the 
      earlier identification of these children.
FAU - MacAndie, C
AU  - MacAndie C
AD  - Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow. cmacandie@yahoo.co.uk
FAU - Kubba, H
AU  - Kubba H
FAU - McFarlane, M
AU  - McFarlane M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Scotland
TA  - Scott Med J
JT  - Scottish medical journal
JID - 2983335R
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Hearing Loss, Bilateral/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - United Kingdom/epidemiology
EDAT- 2004/01/02 05:00
MHDA- 2004/04/23 05:00
CRDT- 2004/01/02 05:00
PHST- 2004/01/02 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/04/23 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/01/02 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/003693300304800407 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Scott Med J. 2003 Nov;48(4):117-9. doi: 10.1177/003693300304800407.