Characteristics of congenital sensorineural hearing loss in children at ent outpatient clinic Sanglah General Hospital Denpasar in 2017

Abstract

Hearing disorders caused by genetic (congenital) and nongenetic (acquired) factors which will affect the patient's communication skills. Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2000 define hearing disorders in children should be detected at 3 months age and appropriate interventions starting at 6 months age. The intervention by amplification through the installation of hearing aids, cochlear implantation, and special education (speech therapy, special needs school) as a rehabilitation effort, where children are expected to achieve optimal speaking and language skills. This is a retrospective descriptive study by taking secondary data from medical records of patients with congenital sensorineural hearing disorder which underwent BERA examination at Sanglah General Hospital Denpasar in January to December 2017. From 125 children who underwent BERA examination, there were 45 (36%) children with normal hearing and 80 (64%) children with hearing impairments. 22 subjects (31.88%) were in the age group of > 5 years old, with male predisposition. The degree of hearing loss most were very severe as many as 49 children (71.01%) with symmetrical hearing loss in most of the subjects. Most of children with bilateral congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) are in the age > 5 years old, while men are affected more than women. The degree of hearing loss is mostly very severe, with symmetrical on both ear.