Pengesanan masalah pendengaran oleh ibu bapa dan penggunaan alat bantu pendengaran sekumpulan pelajar cacat pendengaran = Identification of hearing impairment by parents, and hearing aid usage of a group of hearing-impaired children

Umat, Cila and O, Mazwin and Ismail, Noraidah and SZM, Maisarah (2000) Pengesanan masalah pendengaran oleh ibu bapa dan penggunaan alat bantu pendengaran sekumpulan pelajar cacat pendengaran = Identification of hearing impairment by parents, and hearing aid usage of a group of hearing-impaired children. In: Simposium Sains Kesihatan Kebangsaan ke 3, 29th-30th April 2000, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify problems in recognizing hearing loss and its management among school children from Sekolah Rendah Pendidikan Khas, Kuantan. A total of 65 parents were chosen as subjects of this study. A set of questionnaire was distributed to the parents through the school teachers. Results showed mean age when hearing loss was suspected and the suspected condition confirmed was 22.5±16.7 and 37.8±33.4 months respectively. 45% of the parents suspected their child’s hearing loss when the latter was between 12 to 24 months old, and 37% of the diagnosis were confirmed by medical practitioners. Analysis on hearing aid usage showed almost half of the subjects (48%) were not fitted with hearing aids although diagnosis was made when the child was as young as 5 months old. These findings suggest that parents’ unawareness toward early identification of hearing problems let to late intervention.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	5179/79278
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Identification of hearing loss, hearing aid usage, age of intervention, special school children, hearing impairment
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Noraidah Ismail
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2020 11:09
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2020 11:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/79278

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