@2024 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2015;7(1):29-34
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2015;7(1):29-34
Prevalence of Hearing Impairments in Landmine Victims Less than 18 Years Old
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Heydarian Moghaddam M. (1 )Seyyed Hosseini Davarani S.H. (2 )
Shokouhi H. (3 )
Mirsadeghi S.A. (4 )
Arab Sheybani Gh.H. (4 )
Mae’soumi M. (* )
Amouyi Khorshidi R. (4)
Modirian E. (5)
Mousavi B. (4 )
Soroush M.R. (4 )
Hosseini M. (4 )
(* ) Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center, Tehran, Iran
(1 ) ENT Department, Medicine Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(2 ) Emergency Medicine Department, Medicine Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(3 ) Emergency Medicine Department, Medicine Faculty, George Washington University, Washington DC, The United States
(4 ) Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center, Tehran, Iran
(5) Emergency Medicine Department, Medicine Faculty, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Correspondence
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Article History
Received: October 1, 2014Accepted: November 5, 2014
ePublished: February 19, 2015
ABSTRACT
Aims
Sudden terrible sound, like the sound of landmine explosion can rupture the eardrum,
disruption of the ossicular chain, ear nervous system disorders and in some cases causes
complete deafness. This study aimed to collect data and investigate the hearing health of Iranian
landmine victims less than 18 years old.
Materials & Methods The study was done on 78 landmine victims less than 18 years with cooperation of Janbazan Engineering and Medical Science Research Center and Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs at a health camp in 2009 in Tehran. Examination of the ear and the presence of any hearing problems and other information of people with hearing problems were recorded by an expert. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory was used to evaluate tinnitus. Orientation of sound including location and hearing navigating was used to determine the location and orientation of the sound. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 software and chi-square test.
Findings 20 persons (0.87%) had tinnitus. Tinnitus in 13 patients (65%) was below, in 6 patients (30%) was bass and in one patient was without type diagnosis (5%). Navigating in 10 patients (43.4%) was moderate, in 8 patients (34.8%) was very good, in 4 patients (17.4%) was good and in one patient (4.3%) was low. There was no significant correlation between duration of injury and hearing loss (p>0.05).
Conclusion Sudden exposure to sound like landmine explosion may cause such as hearing loss and headache, dizziness, and tinnitus as well.
Materials & Methods The study was done on 78 landmine victims less than 18 years with cooperation of Janbazan Engineering and Medical Science Research Center and Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs at a health camp in 2009 in Tehran. Examination of the ear and the presence of any hearing problems and other information of people with hearing problems were recorded by an expert. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory was used to evaluate tinnitus. Orientation of sound including location and hearing navigating was used to determine the location and orientation of the sound. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 software and chi-square test.
Findings 20 persons (0.87%) had tinnitus. Tinnitus in 13 patients (65%) was below, in 6 patients (30%) was bass and in one patient was without type diagnosis (5%). Navigating in 10 patients (43.4%) was moderate, in 8 patients (34.8%) was very good, in 4 patients (17.4%) was good and in one patient (4.3%) was low. There was no significant correlation between duration of injury and hearing loss (p>0.05).
Conclusion Sudden exposure to sound like landmine explosion may cause such as hearing loss and headache, dizziness, and tinnitus as well.
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