Ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants living in an urban Australian area: the Djaalinj Waakinj birth cohort study.

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-11 DOI:10.1080/14992027.2023.2252177

Tamara Veselinović, Sharon A Weeks, Valerie M Swift, Natasha R Morrison, June E Doyle, Holly J Richmond, Eman M A Alenezi, Karina F M Tao, Peter C Richmond, Robyn S M Choi, Wilhelmina H A M Mulders, Helen Goulios, Deborah Lehmann, Christopher G Brennan-Jones

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Abstract

Objective: Describe the ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants in an Australian urban area.

Design: Aboriginal infants enrolled in the Djaalinj Waakinj prospective cohort study had ear health screenings at ages 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months and audiological assessment at ∼12 months of age. Sociodemographic, environmental characteristics, otoscopy, otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry and visual reinforcement audiometry data were collected.

Study sample: 125 infants were enrolled in the study; 67 completed audiological assessment, 62, 54, and 58 of whom attended ear screenings at 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months.

Results: Of the children that attended the audiological assessment, 36.5%, 50% and 64.3% of infants had otitis media (OM) at 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months. Using a 10 dB correction factor, 44.8% of infants had hearing loss (HL) (≥ 25 dB HL) at ∼ 12 months of age. More males (X²=5.4 (1df, p = 0.02)) and infants with OM at audiological assessment (X²=5.8 (1df, p = 0.02)) had HL. More infants that used a pacifier at 12-18 months of age had HL (X²=4.7 (1df, p = 0.03)).

Conclusion: Aboriginal infants in an urban area have high rates of HL and OM, which requires early surveillance and timely treatment to reduce the medical and developmental impacts of OM and HL.

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生活在澳大利亚城市地区的土著婴儿的耳朵和听力状况：Djaalinj Waakinj 出生队列研究。

目标：描述澳大利亚城市地区原住民婴儿的耳朵和听力状况：描述澳大利亚城市地区土著婴儿的耳朵和听力状况：设计：参加 Djaalinj Waakinj 前瞻性队列研究的土著婴儿分别在 2-4、6-8 和 12-18 个月大时接受耳部健康检查，并在∼12 个月大时进行听力评估。研究样本：125 名婴儿参加了研究；67 名完成了听力评估，其中 62 名、54 名和 58 名分别在 2-4、6-8 和 12-18 个月时参加了耳部筛查：结果：在参加听力评估的儿童中，分别有 36.5%、50% 和 64.3% 的婴儿在 2-4、6-8 和 12-18 个月时患有中耳炎（OM）。根据 10 分贝校正系数，44.8% 的婴儿在 12 个月大时有听力损失（HL）（≥ 25 分贝 HL）。更多男性（X2=5.4（1df，p=0.02））和在听力评估时患有 OM 的婴儿（X2=5.8（1df，p=0.02））患有 HL。12-18个月大时使用安抚奶嘴的婴儿中患有HL的较多（X2=4.7 (1df, p = 0.03)）：结论：城市地区的土著婴儿HL和OM发病率较高，需要早期监测和及时治疗，以减少OM和HL对医疗和发育的影响。

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International Journal of Audiology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

14.80%

发文量

133

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Audiology is committed to furthering development of a scientifically robust evidence base for audiology. The journal is published by the British Society of Audiology, the International Society of Audiology and the Nordic Audiological Society.