Abstract
Objective: To find the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in chronic otitis media (COM). Material and Methods: Study was done at Otorhinolaryngology-B unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar, from March 2016 to September 2016. It was a cross sectional descriptive study in which a total of 174 patients were included by using 5% error margin and 95% confidence interval with expected frequency of SNHL 13% in cases with COM using WHO formula for sample size. Results: In our study mean age was 26 years with standard deviation ± 11.62. Male and female patients were 45% and 55% respectively. The prevalence of SNHL was found to be 18% in patients with COM. Conclusion: Eighteen percent patients had SNHL associated with COM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 361-363 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Sciences (Peshawar) |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antibiotic sensitivity
- Bacteriology
- Chronic otitis media
- SNHL