Immigration within the United States: prevalence of childhood hearing loss revisited

As more adult and child immigrants enter the United States each year, there is a high likelihood that the prevalence of childhood hearing loss in the United States is underestimated, given estimations of the number of immigrant children entering the country with hearing loss. Information was collect...

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Published in:American journal of audiology 2014-06, Vol.23 (2), p.238-241
Main Authors: Pape, Lindsay, Kennedy, Kaitlyn, Kaf, Wafaa, Zahirsha, Zisansha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Auditory Evaluation
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
China - ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural Influences
Demographic aspects
Early Diagnosis
Ears & hearing
Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data
Family Structure
Female
Forecasts and trends
Hearing aids
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - congenital
Hearing Loss - diagnosis
Hearing Loss - epidemiology
Hearing Loss - ethnology
Hearing protection
Humans
Immigration
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical Evaluation
Medical Services
Mexico - ethnology
Migrant Children
Neonatal Screening
Statistical Analysis
United States
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Summary:As more adult and child immigrants enter the United States each year, there is a high likelihood that the prevalence of childhood hearing loss in the United States is underestimated, given estimations of the number of immigrant children entering the country with hearing loss. Information was collected using online search engines and peer-reviewed journals. The most recent articles available through search engines included in EBSCOhost at the time were used. The gathered data were organized by emigrating country, and the 2 countries with the highest immigration rates were presented. Estimations of the number of children immigrating with hearing loss were made using data from published peer-reviewed articles and government reports on immigration. The prevalence of hearing loss in the United States is underestimated when considering undetected hearing loss in immigrant children. The addition of the immigrant children from only Mexico and China presents a 7.5% increase in the total number of children in the United States with hearing loss. This reinforces the importance of early detection of hearing loss in these children, resulting in more accurate estimation of the rate of childhood hearing loss in the United States and better planning for intervention programs.
ISSN:1059-0889
1558-9137
DOI:10.1044/2014_AJA-13-0058