<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective</bold>: The aim of this study was to asses the frequency of the deafness pathology in the Ear, Nose and Throath Clinic of the Emergency County Hospital in Tîrgu Mureș and two other private institutions that have an ear linked profile, with a special interest on those with indication for prosthesis. This is a pilot study, being conceived as a part of a larger one used to measure the number of possible cochlear implant recipients nationwide.<bold>Methods</bold>: We gathered data from the interval 2011-2013, including in the study all the patients for which an audiometry testing was performed in this time interval. This was followed by a process of selection/exclusion applied to the original group in order to obtain significant statistical data.<bold>Results</bold>: The most important part of the study was to quantify the different types of hypoaccusia and the relative number of candidates for various prosthesys available these days.<bold>Conclusions</bold>: This study quantifies the rising need for hearing prosthesis and triggers a signal.</abstract>

Objective: The aim of this study was to asses the frequency of the deafness pathology in the Ear, Nose and Throath Clinic of the Emergency County Hospital in Tîrgu Mureș and two other private institutions that have an ear linked profile, with a special interest on those with indication for prosthesis. This is a pilot study, being conceived as a part of a larger one used to measure the number of possible cochlear implant recipients nationwide.Methods: We gathered data from the interval 2011-2013, including in the study all the patients for which an audiometry testing was performed in this time interval. This was followed by a process of selection/exclusion applied to the original group in order to obtain significant statistical data.Results: The most important part of the study was to quantify the different types of hypoaccusia and the relative number of candidates for various prosthesys available these days.Conclusions: This study quantifies the rising need for hearing prosthesis and triggers a signal.

First Study of the Prosthesis Indication Deafnesses in Mureș County

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mures, Romania

Department of Human Anatomy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Objective: The aim of this study was to asses the frequency of the deafness pathology in the Ear, Nose and Throath Clinic of the Emergency County Hospital in...

First Study of the Prosthesis Indication Deafnesses in Mureș County

Published Online: Nov 07, 2015

Page range: 184 - 187

Received: Dec 08, 2015

Accepted: Jun 04, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2015-0074

Keywords
deafness, prosthesis, cochlear implant, sensorial hearing loss, rehabilitation

© 2015 Lostun Gabriel et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

First Study of the Prosthesis Indication Deafnesses in Mureș County

Published Online: Nov 07, 2015

Page range: 184 - 187

Received: Dec 08, 2015

Accepted: Jun 04, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2015-0074

Keywordsdeafness, prosthesis, cochlear implant, sensorial hearing loss, rehabilitation

© 2015 Lostun Gabriel et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
deafness, prosthesis, cochlear implant, sensorial hearing loss, rehabilitation