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Profil clinique de la surdité de l'enfant à Yaoundé / Clinical profile of child deafness in Yaounde
Mossus, Yannick; Ngo Njel, Gabrielle; Ngo Nyeki, Adèle-Rose; Meva'a Biouélé, Roger Christian; Atanga Leonel, Christophe; François, Djomou; Marie-José, Essi.
  • Mossus, Yannick; Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales. Yaoundé. CM
  • Ngo Njel, Gabrielle; Département de Santé Publique, Facultéde Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales. Yaoundé. CM
  • Ngo Nyeki, Adèle-Rose; Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales. Yaoundé. CM
  • Meva'a Biouélé, Roger Christian; Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales. Yaoundé. CM
  • Atanga Leonel, Christophe; Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales,. Yaoundé. CM
  • François, Djomou; Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales. Yaoundé. CM
  • Marie-José, Essi; Département de Santé Publique, Facultéde Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales. Yaoundé. CM
Health sci. dis ; 23(8): 40-44, 2022. tables,figures
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1391097
ABSTRACT
In Cameroon, the prevalence of deafness in children is 3.6%. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical profile of these hearing impaired children at the time of diagnosis. Patients and methods.This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that took place between November 2020 and June 2021 and involved 127 hearing impaired children. Results.The mean age of these children was 9.2 ± 3.9 years, with extreme values of 1 and 15 years. The sex ratio was 1.3. The average number of children in the siblings was 3.5 ± 1.8 children and 30.7% occupied the 1st rank in their siblings. The average birth weight was 3269 ± 0.685g. The neonatal history was found in 11.81% of the cases while the postnatal history related to 32.28% of the cases. Maternal alcoholism and parental genital infections were found during pregnancy. Familial deafness was found in one of the mothers (0.4%) and in the siblings in 3.1% (n=4). At the time of diagnosis, the median age was between 0 and 24 months, the mode of onset was old and 96.9% of children had bilateral deafness. The absence of reaction to noise and the delay of language were the most found modes of revelation. Moderate and severe deafness were the most represented and were mostly sensory or mixed. Among these deaf children, 4%presented a handicap or an associated pathology. Conclusion.The causes of child deafness in Yaoundé are acquired in perinatal period. This deafness is diagnosed in the perilingual period and remains dominated by bilateral deafness, whether severe or profound
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Full text: Available Index: AIM (Africa) Main subject: Child Health / Hearing Loss, Sudden Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Health sci. dis Year: 2022 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales/CM / Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales,/CM / Département de Santé Publique, Facultéde Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales/CM

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Full text: Available Index: AIM (Africa) Main subject: Child Health / Hearing Loss, Sudden Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Health sci. dis Year: 2022 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales/CM / Département d'Ophtalmologie, ORL et Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales,/CM / Département de Santé Publique, Facultéde Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales/CM