Ear Disease in the Elderly Hospital Patients in Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorOloge, F.E.,
dc.contributor.authorSegun-Busari, S.,
dc.contributor.authorAbdulraheem, I.S.,
dc.contributor.authorAfolabi, O.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T08:12:31Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T08:12:31Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionEar Disease in the Elderly Hospital Patients in Nigeria.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground. Little information is available about the pattern of ear diseases in the elderly population. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the pattern of ear diseases among elderly Nigerians, so as to provide an objective basis for cost-effective health care planning for the emerging geriatric population. Methods. A retrospective study of 320 patients aged 60 years or older presenting with ear diseases at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria, between January 1996 and December 2001 was carried out. Results, Impacted cerumen was the most common ear disease, occurring in 110 (34.4%) patients of the study population. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) was the most common infectious dise1!se:affecting 28 (8.8%) patients. Of the 88 patients with hearing loss, 63 (71.6%) had sensorineural, 20 (22.7%) had presbycusis, I (1.1%) had conductive, and 4 (4.6%) had mixed hearing loss. Conclusion. Our data suggest that impacted cerumen, hearing loss, and infections (notably CSoM), are the common ear diseases among elderly Nigerians.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOloge, F.E., Segun-Busari, S., Abdulraheem, I.S.,& Afolabi, O.Aen_US
dc.identifier.citationOloge, F.E., Segun-Busari, S., Abdulraheem, I.S.,& Afolabi, O.A. (2006): Ear Disease in the Elderly Hospital Patients in Nigeria. Journal of Gerontology and Medical Science 60(3);404-406.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3788
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Gerontological Society of America by C.C. Thomas, Washington DC.en_US
dc.subjectEar Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectNigeria.en_US
dc.subjectHospital Patientsen_US
dc.titleEar Disease in the Elderly Hospital Patients in Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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