Bersih-bersih Telinga Anak Sekolah Dalam Rangka Peringatan Hari Pendengaran Dunia 2024
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Kata kunci: gangguan pendengaran, ketulian, membersihkan telinga, serumen
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Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 60% of hearing loss in children in developing countries is caused by a lack of preventive measures.It has an impact on speech understanding, language and social development, which will affect academic achievement such as reading difficulties, poor spelling and writing skills.Impacted cerumen is associated with hearing loss. Objective: This activity aims to be a preventive measure to reduce the rate of hearing loss in school-aged children. Method: The target of this activity is SD Muhammadiyah 08 grade 3 students, totaling 66 students. All participants underwent a general ENT examination to assess ear health. If ear discharge is found, then proceed with the action of collecting cerumen using a cotton applicator, cerumen spoon or cerumen hook as well as the irrigation method. Result: Based on the results of the examination, most of the participants were men, 37 people (56%), and based on the cleanliness of their ears, the majority had cerumen with a soft or hard consistency, as many as 46 people (70%). Conclusion: The majority of participants underwent cerumen extraction procedures. The problem encountered in this activity was cerumen obsturans.
Keywords: cerumen, deafness, ear cleaning, hearing disorder
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Primasari, Astin; Martono, Wahyu Budi; Ratnaningrum, Kanti; Novitasari, Andra; Kurniati, Ika Dyah, "Bersih-bersih Telinga Anak Sekolah Dalam Rangka Peringatan Hari Pendengaran Dunia 2024," Jurnal Inovasi dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Indonesia, vol. 3, no. 4, Oct. 2024.