TY - JOUR AU - Debnath, Timir Kumar AU - Jamal, Md Nasimul AU - Biswas, Ashim Kumar AU - Rahman, Md Wakilur AU - Amin, MN PY - 2015/02/09 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Consanguinity and hearing impairment in a deaf school JF - Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - Bangladesh J of Otorhinolaryngology VL - 20 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.3329/bjo.v20i2.22020 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJO/article/view/22020 SP - 60-65 AB - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>To find out the frequency of consanguinity and positive family history of hearing impairment among deaf children in a deaf school in Bangladesh.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study were included 150 patients. They were subjected to complete audiological examinations. These pupils were collected from Integrated Pre-school for Hearing Impaired children (IPSHIC) of SAHIC, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that out of 150 Hearing impaired (HI ) children 30.0% (45) were from the consanguineous parents and 70.0% (105) from non- consanguineous parents. Also found 22.0% (33) had positive family history of hearing impairment.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Prevention is only means to reduce the prevalence of Congenital hearing impairment.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v20i2.22020">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v20i2.22020</a></p> <p>Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; October 2014; 20(2): 60-65</p> ER -