MANAGEMENT OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN CHILDREN

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Consultant of Hearing and Balance, Military Medical Academy, Egypt.

2 Consultant of Endemic Diseases and Fevers, Military Medical Academy, Egypt.

3 Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.

Abstract

Hearing loss in children is often a silent and hidden handicap. Children with hearing loss frequently appear to be normal, and often their handicaps are not apparent. Hearing loss that is undetected and untreated can result in speech, language,
and cognitive delays. Early identification and intervention with hearing inquired child improve language, communication, and cognitive skills. Sudden or progressive sensorineural hearing loss accompanied by dizziness following barotrauma
should prompt consideration of traumatic perilymph fistula. Early surgical exploration is recommended to improve hearing and vestibular symptoms.

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Volume 43, Issue 2
August 2013
Pages 333-340

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