The Management of Hearing Impaired Saudi Children. An Epidemiological Survey
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Results: Among the 9540 Saudi children surveyed, 1241 (13%) had hearing impairment and 782 (8%) were at risk of hearing impairment. A total of 1560 children received different treatment for the management of their hearing problems. Most of them were treated with systemic administration of drugs (50.83%) followed by surgical treatment (35.57%) for those who did not respond to conservative treatment. Topical drug administration was given to 21.47% of the children and hearing aids were chosen for 5.83%. Education and training methods were used in 4.61%.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006