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Rev Cub Gen 2011; 5 (3)

Clinical-genetic and neurophysiologic assessment of persons with hearing impairment in the Plurinational State of Bolivia

Taboada LN, Díaz MC, Poviones CLE, Licea RMA, Acosta CO, Pérez EO, Díaz SR, Rodríguez VLJ, Bravo TO, Morales CN

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 98-105
PDF size: 498.16 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health problems all over the world, affecting people of all age, sex and socioeconomic status. Hearing impairment affects around 17 of 1 000 people younger than 18 years old, the incidence increasing with age: approximately 314 of 1000 persons more than 65 years old have some degree of hearing disability. It can be originated by genetic or environmental causes and, according of the anatomical site of the lesion, they can be conductive, neurosensorial, or mixed, and their severity can vary from a mild but important diminution of the hearing sensitivity, to a total hearing loss. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed, which included all cases identified by the Misión Solidaria del ALBA Moto Méndez in the Plurinational State of Bolivia. These cases were also evaluated by clinical geneticists, neurophysiologists and otorhinolaryngologists. The greatest prevalence was found in 60 years old and older individuals, with predominance of postnatal causes. Familiar heredity predominated in the prenatal etiologic group, being sevenfold more frequent than isolated and multiple congenital defects. The greatestp ercentage of cases had sensory-neural deafness, in this group predominated the severe and profound degrees of deafness, while in mixed deafness prevailed severe and moderate cases, and in the conductive deafness only moderate and mild cases were observed.


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