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A study of community- oriented multilaleral study was carried out in rural community of eastern Nepal where in total of 2564 patients were screened out and it revealed that multi nutritional deficiency comprised of 20% along with unsatisfactory or incomplete immunization was recorded in 45%. Children up-to 14 years of age (1223) were considered for this study. 5–14 years of age were the must vulnerable for ear diseases (50.16%). 61% children were living in over crowded dwellings. The hearing analysis established that the number of conductive deafness were prevalent in 62.46% in comparison to sensory-neural hearing loss 2.40% and mixed hearing loss (0.18%). Due to better ear care, Otorrhoea was under control in 67% cases and so was the conductive deafness improved.
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Upadhyay, S.K., Jha, A.K. & Mishra, S.C. Community oriented research program for prevention of deafness with special stress on children — A preliminary report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 56, 262–265 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02974383
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