Otoacoustic emission testing in Ghanaian children with sickle‐cell disease. Issue 9 (21st May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kegele, Josua; Hurth, Helene; Lackner, Peter; Enimil, Anthony; Sylverkin, Justice; Ansong, Daniel; Nkyi, Clara; Bonsu, Benedicta; Agbenyega, Tsiri; Schartinger, Volker H.; Schmutzhard, Erich; Zorowka, Patrick; Kremsner, Peter; Schmutzhard, Joachim
• Is Part Of: Tropical medicine & international health. Volume 20:Issue 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1209
• Page End: 1212
• Publication Date: 2015-05-21
• Subjects: Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 616.988
• DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12533
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-2276

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tmi12533-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="tmi12533-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To evaluate hearing loss in children as a complication of sickle‐cell disease.</p> </sec> <sec id="tmi12533-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>In Kumasi, Ghana, 35 children with SCD aged 6 months to 10 years underwent transient‐evoked otoacoustic emissions testing (TEOAE) to investigate the function of the inner ear. Healthy Ghanaian children recruited in school and kindergarten served as controls.</p> </sec> <sec id="tmi12533-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>One of 35 children with SCD and 13 of 115 control children failed the otoacoustic emissions testing. This difference between the control group and the children with SCD was not statistically significant.</p> </sec> <sec id="tmi12533-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Early hearing impairment does not regularly occur in sickle‐cell disease, and in children, it is not a likely cause of delayed or impaired language development.</p> </sec> </abstract>