Otologic findings in a pediatric cohort with sickle cell disease

Objective: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has been associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) in older children and adults. Few studies have investigated this association in younger children. Design: In a cohort of pediatric patients followed at our sickle cell clinic, with a mean age of 7.8 years...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 1999-01, Vol.47 (1), p.23-28
Main Authors: MacDonald, C.Bruce, Bauer, Paul W, Cox, L.Clarke, McMahon, Lillian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications
Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology
Audiogram
Audiometry
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Cohort Studies
Conductive hearing loss
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - epidemiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Prevalence
Sensorineural hearing loss
Sickle cell disease
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Summary:Objective: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has been associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) in older children and adults. Few studies have investigated this association in younger children. Design: In a cohort of pediatric patients followed at our sickle cell clinic, with a mean age of 7.8 years, 154 audiograms were completed on 84 patients. Results: This produced 22 subjects with abnormal audiograms. Middle ear effusion was the etiology of 19 subjects’ audiometric findings. Three children were found to have mild SNHL. None of the subjects had hearing loss of severity which would warrant amplification. The prevalence rate for SNHL in our cohort of pediatric patients was 3.5%. Conclusion: This differs from past reports, and may reflect an age dependent prevalence of SNHL in this disease.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/S0165-5876(98)90152-5