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Prevalence and Determinants of hearing impairment among children aged 6 to 10 years in Haryana: A Community Based Study
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Ramesh Verma, Aman Sachdeva, Rohit Dhaka, Jagat Singh, Bhuvan Priyanshu Popli, Vinod Chayal, et al. Prevalence and Determinants of hearing impairment among children aged 6 to 10 years in Haryana: A Community Based Study. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2023;36(4):358–363.
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Background: Normal hearing is one of the important factors for the proper mental development of child. Children with hearing impairment often experience delayed development of speech and cognitive skills, which may result in slower learning and difficulty in progressing at school. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hearing impairment among school-going children aged 6 to 10 years and to study the determinants of hearing impairment among study subjects. Methods: The study cross-section in design and included 750 school-going children of 6 to 10 years of age studying in class 1 st to 5 th of Government and Private schools of Rohtak (Haryana).
Keywords
Hearing impairment, Hearing loss, School children, Risk factors, Otitis media 359 J Int Med Sci Acad 2023, (October-December), V ol 36