Sociodemographic and hearing profile of a population with sensorineural hearing loss in Chile

Authors

  • Elvira Cortese 1) School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile // 2) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Care Center, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-2194
  • Alfredo Herrera School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile
  • Virginia Olivares 1) School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile // 2) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Care Center, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile
  • Juan C. Maass 3) Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad de Chile. Santiago, Chile // 4)
  • Ursula Zelada 5) Barros Luco Trudeau Hospital. South Metropolitan Health Service, Santiago, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1521-6125
  • Gloria Ribalta 6) Las Condes Clinic. Santiago, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-1164
  • Gabriela Vergara 1) School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile // 7) Dr. Gustavo Fricke Hospital. Viña del Mar, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7351-7700
  • Cristian Papuzinski 8) Carlos Van Buren Hospital.Valparaíso, Chile // 9) Department of Medical Specialties, School of Medicine, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-4506
  • Javiera Herrada 4) Universidad de Chile Hospital. North Metropolitan Health Service, Santiago, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8888-0430
  • Agustín D. Martínez 10) Interdisciplinary Center of Neuroscience of Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile // 11) Faculty of Science, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile
  • Helmuth A. Sánchez 10) Interdisciplinary Center of Neuroscience of Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51445/sja.auditio.vol6.2022.0082

Keywords:

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Genetic Diseases, Inborn, Demography, Latin America

Abstract

Background. Evidence-based information on genetic sensorineural hearing loss in Latin America is limited, hindering the advancement of related clinical practice and the development of relevant healthcare policies in the field. This study describes sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of a group of Chilean participants with congenital, childhood, progressive or late-onset sensorineural hearing loss of unknown etiology; all non-genetic causes of hearing loss were excluded. Methods. A quantitative study, with a non-experimental, observational, cross-sectional design and a descriptive scope. From 978 patients diagnosed with SNHL, 286 subjects fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and 138 patients accepted to participate. Results. The most frequent audiological-profile was symmetrical-bilateral-profound-SNHL with a sloping pattern. The median age at audiological diagnosis was 24.5 months (IQR:12-53) and at first-time Hearing-Assistive-Device-use (HAD-use) was 30 months (IQR:13-69). 71% of HAD were financed by public resources. Conclusion. The age at audiological diagnosis in SNHL of suspected genetic causes is still far from international standards. These results are valuable for public health research and policy development, not only for the Chilean population, but also for other Hispanic communities and other middle-high income countries.

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2022-09-01

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Cortese, E., Herrera, A., Olivares, V. ., Maass, J. C. ., Zelada, U., Ribalta, G., … Sánchez, H. A. (2022). Sociodemographic and hearing profile of a population with sensorineural hearing loss in Chile . Auditio , 6, e82. https://doi.org/10.51445/sja.auditio.vol6.2022.0082

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