Benha University

Roshdy Mohamed Kamel

Asst. Professor

Faculty of Physical Therapy Physical Therapy

Sensorineural hearing loss imprint on postural control: A pediatric and adolescent innovative study

NeuroRehabilitation Journal • 2023
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Authors Mehrem, Elsayeda; Khaireldin, Alaaeldina; Essa, Mohamed; Gad Allah, Mohamed; Lobbos, Bishoya; Kamel, Roshdy
Keywords Sensorineural hearing loss; postural control; HUMAC balance system; BOT-2; pediatrics
Journal NeuroRehabilitation Journal
Publisher IOS Press
Volume 53
Issue 3
Pages 377-384
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
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Abstract
BACKGROUND:Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of permanent hearing impairment and results in postural control and motor deficits in children that may affect or delay all developmental indicators. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to objectively investigate the consequences of sensorineural hearing loss concerning postural control in pediatrics. METHODS:Forty students of both genders, ages ranging from 10 to 16 years, diagnosed with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, were selected from the Public School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in El-Minia district, Egypt. The outcome was assessed by HUMAC Balance System and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test (BOT-2) subtest (5) for balance. RESULTS:Regarding HUMAC Balance System and subtest (5) of BOT-2, there was a statistically significant difference between the scores of study subgroups and the counterpart normal subgroups of the same age and gender where p-value equal 0.0035 or less. CONCLUSION:The findings of this study suggest that children with sensorineural hearing loss have a defect in their postural control skills compared to normal children of the same gender and age groups according to HUMAC Balance System and Bruininks-Oseretsky scale.
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