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(Medical-NewsWire.com, December 18, 2012 ) San Francisco, CA -- The majority of parents favor having their children receive hearing screenings all the way through high school, according to a study released Monday by the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Children’s Health
The pool’s results showed that parents are strongly in favor of having hearing examinations conducted for both children and teenagers, with 67 percent favoring screening for all ages. By age group, 77 percent of parents support hearing screenings for 2 and 3 year olds, 82 percent support hearing screenings for 6 and 7 year olds, 71 percent supporting hearing screenings 10 and 11 year-olds, and 67 percent supporting hearing screenings for 16 and 17 year olds.
“Screening in preschool and elementary school-age children is routine in many states. That screening is very effective at identifying children with hearing loss that can impact communication. Screenings can help get children the treatment they need before they experience delays in speech, language, and learning,” said University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital director of pediatric audiology Jaynee Handelsman, Ph.D.
“What was surprising about the poll results was the overwhelming support for required hearing screening for older children and teenagers,” Handelsman said. “Hearing screening for ‘tweens and teens is uncommon. However, as the parents in our poll recognize, children in these age groups may develop hearing loss as time goes on, possibly from extended listening to loud noise, such as through personal, portable listening devices like MP3 players.”
Another question asked of parents I the poll showed that a majority prefer to have hearing screenings for preschoolers and 6 and 7 year olds conducted by the primary care physician or in a clinical environment, but prefer school-based screenings for older kids.
Researchers are encouraged by the poll results as they show parents realize the need for hearing screenings throughout the entire growing period for their children. Although a student might have good hearing when they first enter school, it is possible that they could suffer hearing loss later in life.
The increased use of headphones and earbuds to listen to personal audio devices, as well as television and stereo equipment, can be damaging, along with duration of exposure to loud sounds, Handelsman said.
One of the reasons behind conducting the study was to show that these types of screening are necessary. Because funding for screenings is generally provided by public health departments and other governmental agencies, the funds used to conduct such screenings are subject to intense scrutiny by those looking to make budgetary cuts.
“We really wanted to know how parents felt about requiring hearing screenings, and no one had asked the public about this before,” said Dr. Marci Lesperance, division chief of pediatric otolaryngology at the University of Michigan Health System. “Hearing loss is an invisible disability, and does not result in hospitalization if untreated – but the costs can be social, emotional, and educational.”
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