HEARING LOSS DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION DIFFERENT TYPES

HEARING LOSS: DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEARING LOSS Of every 1000 infants, 1 to 3 are born deaf or hard of hearing Idiopathic, Progressive, Acquired Hearing Loss Otitis Media 5 to 7 % of children between 5 and 7 years of age have Auditory Processing Disorders Environmental Insult: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss -Infection Noise is responsible for at least 1/3 -Acoustic trauma of Hearing Loss cases -Ototoxic drugs Incidence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss -Hearing loss associated is increasing in children-teenagers with platinum-based Chemotherapy: Incidence: 11% - 97% SOME RESEARCH TOPICS AT A. I. du. Pont 14% of Adults between the ages of 45 and 64 have Hearing Loss. More than 30 % of People over the age 65 and 40 to 50% of People over the age of 75 have difficulty hearing PROTECT YOUR HEARING Frequency (Hz) -10 125 250 500 1 k 2 k 4 k 8 k 0 Hearing Loss (d. B) -Improvement of Newborn Hearing Screening -Risk Factors for Hearing Loss -Genetic Studies -Inner Ear Malformations -Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder -Auditory Processing Disorders -Chemoprotective agents -Auditory Training Software for Rehabilitation -Otitis Media -Hearing Loss and Balance Dysfunction By age 18, approximately 17 in 1000 children have a Hearing Problem 20 40 60 80 100 120 Audiogram of Familiar Sounds at 6 feet Noise No Level Protection (d. B A) 90 8 hours 95 4 hours 100 2 hours 105 1 hour 110 ½ hour 115 ¼ hour 120 0 125 0 15 d. B Protection No limit 8 hours 4 hours 2 hours 1 hour 0 Average Safe Hours per Day (OSHA, 1992) WEAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES! Nemours is one of the largest pediatric group practices in the United States, serving children in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia. Visit us online at www. Nemours. org and www. Peds. Education. org.