Hearing impairment in Latin America: an inventory of limited options and resources.

Audiology : official organ of the International Society of Audiology Pub Date : 2000-07-01 DOI:10.3109/00206090009073081

J J Madriz

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The availability of information about prevalence/incidence of hearing impairment in Latin American countries is very limited. A questionnaire on the subject was mailed to most Latin American and Caribbean countries. The information returned by 12 respondents (Argentina, Chile. Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenada, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay) was analyzed. Data are presented about available epidemiological studies on hearing impairment, national registers on deafness, publications on otitis media, and programs on hearing screening. Presence of training programs and available human resources in the broad field of hearing impairment is also discussed. Estimates of the enrollment of deaf children in schools for the deaf is also shown. This review concludes that hearing impairment is a low priority for national health systems in Latin America. material and human resources are limited, audiology services are scarce, and technology continues to be very costly by regional standards.

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拉丁美洲的听力障碍:有限选择和资源的清单。

在拉丁美洲国家，有关听力损害流行/发病率的信息非常有限。已向大多数拉丁美洲和加勒比国家邮寄了一份关于这个问题的调查表。12个答复国(阿根廷、智利。哥伦比亚、哥斯达黎加、古巴、格林纳达、危地马拉、墨西哥、尼加拉瓜、巴拿马、波多黎各和乌拉圭)进行了分析。资料包括现有的听力障碍流行病学研究、国家耳聋登记、中耳炎出版物和听力筛查项目。培训计划的存在和现有的人力资源在听力障碍的广泛领域也进行了讨论。聋哑儿童在聋哑学校的入学人数估计也显示出来。本综述的结论是，拉丁美洲国家卫生系统对听力障碍的重视程度较低。物质和人力资源有限，听力学服务稀缺，而且按照区域标准，技术仍然非常昂贵。

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