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A 4‐year follow‐up study of hearing acuity in a large population‐based cohort of children and adolescents
- Source :
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 302-309 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- Abstract Objectives To describe the prevalence of hearing loss among 13 year old adolescents, and to examine the change in prevalence between ages 9 and 13 years. Methods This study was embedded within Generation R, a population‐based prospective cohort study from fetal life onwards in the Netherlands. Pure‐tone thresholds were obtained at 0.5 to 8 kHz, and tympanometry was performed. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was defined as a low‐frequency and/or high‐frequency pure‐tone average of more than 15 dB HL in one of both ears. Audiometric signs suggestive of noise‐induced hearing loss (NIHL) included the presence of a notch and/or high‐frequency hearing loss. The study was conducted from April 2012 to October 2015, and April 2016 to September 2019. Results A total of 4572 adolescents with a mean age of 13 years and 7 months (SD, 5 months) were included, of whom 2334 (51.0%) were girls. Within the cohort, 6.4% (95% CI, 5.7%‐7.2%) were estimated to have SNHL, and 12.4% (95% CI, 11.5%‐13.4%) met the criteria of NIHL. In total, 3675 participants were included in the longitudinal analysis. The prevalence of SNHL decreased from 8.0% to 5.3% between ages 9 and 13 years (P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23788038
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7601702eedb0409c8861db06bb8e1716
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.529