Exploración auditiva mediante Otoemisiones acústicas transitorias en Centros Infantiles del Buen Vivir de Santa Isabel. 2017-2018

Abstract

According to statistics provided by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), 5 out of every 1000 newborns present alterations in their hearing, which represents 5% of the world population, with about 300 new cases per year of neonates with severe hearing loss. It is estimated that in Ecuador the figures of children with hearing loss is 1500 per year. Hearing is the main sensory function for the acquisition of communication skills, which is why the research project was aimed at the realization of transient acoustic otoacoustic emissions (A.O.E.t) to know the functioning of the outer hair cells of the inner ear, which allowed inferring of possible alterations in the hearing. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study and prospective type, where the data and results for the study were obtained by performing otoscopy, and A.O.E.t. to the children who attend the Centros Infantiles del Buen Vivir (C.I.B.V.) of the canton Santa Isabel. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study and prospective type, where the data and results for the study were obtained by performing otoscopy, and A.O.E.t. to the children who attend the Infantile Centers of the Good Living C.I.B.V of the canton Santa Isabel.The universe used was 108 children, of whom A.O.E.t. was administered to 104 children; where 97% pass the test, 3% does not pass so new audiological examinations must be carried out, just as the 4 cases were not performed due to alterations in the otoscopy; therefore, it has been shown that most children pass otoacoustic emissions which allows us to infer that their hearing is normal