Overview Of Hearing in Children Aged
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Introduction: Hearing loss occurs in the newborn group up to the age of toddlers. If impaired hearing function, hearing function negatively impacts a child's social and intellectual development as well as emotional and mental health. In 2020, the WHO estimated that 34 million children worldwide had experienced hearing loss. Early detection of hearing loss has not been carried out well in developing countries, many hearing problems are not detected, there is no national neonatal hearing screening program in Indonesia is one of the causes. Thi study aim to determine the picture of hearing loss in children <36 months of age using Otoacoustic Emission at the Pampang Health Center, Makassar City based on gender, age at the time of examination, birth weight, and risk factors. Method: Cross-sectional Observational Study research, the data taken was in the form of an overview of OAE results and anamnesis results data which were taken from the hearing modification test questionnaire in patients during the study. Results: A sample of 30 people was obtained. There were 16 (53.3%) normal hearing, 10 (33.3%) unilateral deafness, and 4 (13.3%) bilateral deafness. Hearing loss was more common in boys 7 (23.3%) out of 13 (43.3%), aged 6-12 months 5 (16.7%) people, low birth weight 1 (3.3%) people, and hearing risk factors namely preterm 2 (6.7%) people, LBW 1 (3.3%) people, born with cesario caesaria and ISPA 9 (30%). Conclusion: Risk factors including sex, age, birth weight, preterm, cesarean section, and upper respiratory tract infections influence the picture of children's hearing loss using Otoacoustic Emission.
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Malik, Nur Fadhilla; Maharani, Ratih Natasha; Pratama, Ahmad Ardhani; Sanna, Andi Tenri; Namirah, Hanna Aulia, "Overview Of Hearing in Children Aged," Jurnal Kesehatan, vol. 19, no. 1, Jun. 2026.