Objectives: The prevalence of consanguineous marriage is about 30 % in Iran and this can increase the probability of incidence of genetic impairments such as hearing impairments. Hearing impairment in comparison with other hereditary disorders is the most incident. The purpose of this survey is to identify the prevalence of consanguinity among the parents of sensoryneural hearing impaired stude...

OBJECTIVE: To identify children at risk for hearing and/or language disorders and to investigate the association between these risks by conducting pre-validated hearing and language screenings. METHODS: The study was conducted during a polio vaccination campaign in August of 2013 in basic health units in western São Paulo. Parents of children between 2 and 5 years of age were asked to complet...

1 MSc Student in Human Communication Disorders – Federal University of Santa Maria, Speech and Hearing Therapist. 2 MSc Student in Human Communication Disorders – Federal University of Santa Maria, Speech and Hearing Therapist. 3 Speech and Hearing Therapy Student – Federal University of Santa Maria UFSM, Santa Maria, RS. 4 PhD in Applied Linguistics; Speech and Hearing Therapist; Professor at ...

introduction: according to world health organization (who) 2001 statistics, hearing disorders are the most common congenital disease, and the incidence rate among high-risk newborns is as much as ten times as high as that in healthy neonates. however, 78% of screening test failures are well-baby nursery babies. the joint committee on infants’ hearing (jcih) has emphasized the importance of earl...

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and acceptability of training community health workers (CHWs) in ear and hearing care, and their ability to identify patients with ear and hearing disorders. DESIGN Cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT). SETTING Health centres in Thyolo district, Malawi. PARTICIPANTS Ten health centres participated, 5 intervention (29 CHWs) and 5 control (28 CHWs). ...