Biomedical subjects

Amal A Dasugi

Publications and source records attributed to Amal A Dasugi.

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PubMed2005

Ocular profile among hearing impaired children.

OBJECTIVE: To report ocular abnormalities among identified hearing impaired children and their prevalence in relation to normal hearing children. METHODS: A sample of 302 identified children with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital and Rehabilitation Medical Center of the Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after full audiological assessment, aged below 15 years, were screened ophthalmologically during the period from December 1997 to December 2002. Visual testing and cycloplegic refraction using 1% Cyclogyl was performed followed by retinal examination using direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Electroretinography was recorded for those with retinal pigmentary changes. One hundred control normal hearing children were examined, and chi square test applied. RESULTS: A total of 302 hearing impaired children were examined, 199 (66%) were boys and 103 (34%) were girls, age ranged between 2-15 years. Hearing loss was bilateral severe to profound. One hundred and eighty-four (61%) have one or more ocular abnormalities, while 147 (48.7%) had one or more significant error of refraction. In the control cases, 23% had error of refraction with a chi square test of 20.2 (p<0.001), which is significant. CONCLUSION: Ocular anomalies are more commonly found among deaf children than those with normal hearing. Early ophthalmological assessment of hearing impairment is advisable to detect any ocular anomalies, followed by correction to help in the academic performance of these children.

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PubMed2002

Cochlear implants in deaf children.

OBJECTIVE: This investigation was aimed to determine the current status of sensorineural hearing loss in children from the provinces of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia and to report on those with severe to profound hearing loss who are in need of cochlear implant. METHODS: A comprehensive survey of 9540 Saudi children was carried out from September 1997 through to May 2000. The subjects were randomly selected from the 4 main provinces of the country. The main objective was to screen these children for hearing impairment. A survey team included an ear, nose and throat specialist, a nurse, a social worker and an audiologist. A questionnaire was completed; clinical examination and audiological assessment was performed. Those confirmed and in doubt cases were referred for further audiological and clinical assessment including computerized tomography scan and auditory brain stem response. RESULTS: The over all prevalence of hearing impairment was 13% (1241 out of 9540). Those with sensorineural hearing loss was 142 (1.5%) and those with severe to profound (76-100 decibels loss) was 68 (0.7%) 7 of them suffered from unilateral while 135 suffered from bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. CONCLUSION: The prevalence rate of severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss is high in our country compared to developed countries. Cochlear implant is a useful procedure for those with severe and profound sensorineural hearing loss but hearing aids must be tried first. There is definitely a requirement for additional hearing and speech centers to be available, which, are at least accessible in the big cities in each province.

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