Screening for hearing loss in juvenile detention centers
Holmes, A.E.; Kaplan, H.S.; Nichols, S.W.; Griffiths, S.K.; Weber, F.T.; Isart, F.A.
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 7(5): 332-338
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1050-0545 PMID: 8898269 Document Number: 455526
Results of hearing screenings for 226 incarcerated adolescents are presented. Screenings consisted of visual otoscopy check, pure-tone screening, and tympanometry. Failures were defined as excessive cerumen impeding a clear view of the tympanum, failure to respond at 25 dB HL for 1000 through 6000 Hz, or a Jerger Type B or C tympanogram. An overall failure rate of 35.5 percent was found, with 9.8 percent failing otoscopy, 7.5 percent failing tympanometry, and 25.3 percent failing pure-tone screening. Implications for medical and audiologic evaluation in the population are discussed.