Survey of hearing disorders in an urban population in Rondonia, Northern Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública

Maria Cecilia Bevilacqua¹  Marcos Roberto Banhara¹  Ariadnes Nobrega De Oliveira¹  Adriane Lima Mortari Moret¹  Katia De Freitas Alvarenga¹  Magali De Lourdes Caldana¹  Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo¹  Orozimbo Alves Costa¹  Jose Roberto De Magalhaes Bastos¹ 

关键词: Hearing Loss;    epidemiology;    Urban Zones;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Perda Auditiva;    epidemiologia;    Zonas Urbanas;    Estudos Transversais;    Perdida Auditiva;    epidemiologia;    Zonas Urbanas;    Estudios Transversales;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004059

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To identify the prevalence of hearing loss for the population in the urban area.METHODS:A cross-sectional household survey based on the World Health Organization Ear and Hearing Disorders Survey Protocol was conducted in 298 households in the urban area of Monte Negro, Rondonia, Northern Brazil, from 2005 to 2007. Ear examinations, behavioral audiometry and pure tone audiometry were conducted on 577 individuals.RESULTS:The results showed that 3.8% (95%CI 2.17;5.45) of population were classified in the disabling hearing impairment category. The prevalence of moderate hearing impairment was 3.4%; severe impairment was 0.4%; and profound hearing impairment was not found.CONCLUSIONS:The impairing hearing loss prevalence found in this study is within of the international prevalence for this level of hearing loss and smaller than observed in a previous study in the South region of Brazil.

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