Frequency and causes of hearing impairment in tertiary care center.

Mohammed Ayub Musani, Abdul Rauf, Murtaza Ahsan, Faheem Ahmed Khan

PubMed · 2011 · 17 citations · 10 references

Abstract

Conductive hearing loss is more prevalent than sensorineural hearing loss by a ratio of 2.5:1. Otitis media remains the commonest cause in this study i.e. 76%. Prevention of prenatal and postnatal factors can decrease the frequency of sensorineural hearing loss.

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