The conceptions of hearing impairment, causes and its management: a train survey

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Suman KumarBhaskar Dey

Abstract

To identify the perception of the train passengers about the cause and the management of hearing loss. A total of 115 passengers, 90 males and 25 females, in the age range of 13-80 years (mean: 39.19, standard deviation: 15.4) years. From the survey, it is found that most of the participants (82.6%) had seen a person with hearing loss. Among them, 10 reported to have relatives who have hearing loss but did not know where they should be taken for remedy. Seventeen individuals (all geriatric) were suspected to be having reduced hearing acuity during the survey. However, none of them admitted to be having a significant disability due to hearing loss. Also 48% of the participants correctly attribute hearing loss to biological and environmental causes (genetic, congenital and noise induced causes) and three percent of them attributed it to myth revealing that most of the participants had awareness about what could cause hearing impairment. Regarding management, most of the participants (25.2%) agreed to medical treatment as the best, followed by hearing aids (23.5%). There were no myths related to management. Five of the participants interviewed, were already undergoing medical treatments from various medical institutions for their ...Continue Reading

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