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Dental Healthcare problems in hearing loss children. -Deafness = 1.8 million , 14 million in USA -1-600 neonate congenital hearing loss -Almost inevitably speech affected Continued. How speech and psychological problem in deaf?. Prenatal factors Attributed to hearing less.
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Dental Healthcare problems in hearing loss children -Deafness = 1.8 million , 14 million in USA -1-600 neonate congenital hearing loss -Almost inevitably speech affected Continued
Prenatal factors Attributed to hearing less -Viral Infection (rubella , …) -Ototoxic Drugs (ASA, streptomycin …) -Congenital syphilis -Hereditary disorder (Treacher collins , …)
Prenatal factors attributed to hearing less -Late toxemia in pregnancy -Prematurely -Birth injuries -Anoxia -Erythroblastosis fetalis
Postnatal factors Attributed to hearing less -Viral infection (Mumps ,…) -Ototoxic Drugs (kanamycine, …) -Injuries
Dental Healthcare protocol in Deafness -Prepared patient & caregiver before FDV -Let determined communication route -Assess speech , Language ability , degree Hearing less -Identify Ag of onset / type / cause of Hearing less -Enhance visibility for communication
Dental Health car protocol in Deafness -Reassure the patient with physical contact -Employ the tell-show-feel do Approach -Display confidence & reduce Anxiety -Avoid blocking patient visual Field -Make sure understand patient & parents explains
The end Dr . Jabbarifar 2007