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Otoacoustic emission testing in Ghanaian children with sickle-cell disease.
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.
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  • Kegele J; Department of Neurology, NICU, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Hurth H; Department of Neurology, NICU, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Lackner P; Department of Neurology, NICU, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Enimil A; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kwama Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Sylverkin J; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kwama Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Ansong D; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kwama Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Nkyi C; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kwama Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Bonsu B; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kwama Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Agbenyega T; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital & Kwama Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Schartinger VH; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Schmutzhard E; Department of Neurology, NICU, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Zorowka P; Department of Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Kremsner P; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
  • Schmutzhard J; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Trop Med Int Health ; 20(9): 1209-1212, 2015 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25941122
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate hearing loss in children as a complication of sickle-cell disease.

METHODS:

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.

RESULTS:

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.

CONCLUSION:

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.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Trop Med Int Health Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Áustria
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Trop Med Int Health Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Áustria