“Then when a child is sick, like a child who has even developed his hearing, sometimes when they suffer from some sicknesses and they are given some drugs like chloroquine, quinine, or geneticin, it could lead to hearing loss.”“A lot of health conditions could lead to hearing loss. Some of these health conditions include some congenital heart diseases, that’s diseases the child was born with, they have multiple symptoms.
“Then harmful practices, such as when a child is convulsing and people inserting stuff into the ears, nose, and all that. So much could lead to hearing loss. There are also some diseases in adults that could lead to hearing loss. This includes complicated diabetes and sickle cell diseases. Both could lead to hearing loss. Patients on cancer drugs are also at risk as some of the drugs are auto-toxic to the ear cells which could lead to ear loss.
“In this teaching hospital, we’ve been having quite a good number of hearing loss cases. Some authorities have said it is up to 30 per cent in our clime, others have put it at ranges as low as let’s say 10-15 per cent so I’ll just say the range is about 10-30 per cent,” Dr. Iheagwu said. The ENT specialist explained that factors often responsible for hearing loss can be grouped into three major groups.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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