TEHRAN – The national hearing screening campaign covers about 97% of the target population, health ministry officials said.
Hearing screening can detect possible hearing loss on the first day of an infant’s life. Hearing impairment or hearing loss can be treated with timely detection and early intervention, such as the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Officials made their remarks during National Health Week, which will be held from April 21st to 27th.
Now, the country offers free cochlear implants, and people are paying for hearing tests only.
Emphasizing Iran’s sharing expertise and skills in treating hearing loss with other countries, Jandaki said:
The prevalence of hearing loss in school-age children in the country is reported to be around 2%. He noted that about 3-5 infants of 1,000 children suffer from hearing loss.
Jandaki emphasized that around 25 of the 1,000 infants have been detected with hearing impairment, making them essential for expanding the screening programme.
According to Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi, approximately 2,000 cochlear implants are performed in Iran every year.
People with hearing loss can benefit from early identification. Use of hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other aid devices. Captions and sign language. Other forms of education and social support.
Around 466 million people around the world have neutralized hearing loss, of which 34 million are children, and the World Health Organization’s countries reporting hearing loss and hearing loss.
It is estimated that by 2050, more than 900 million people will suffer from hearing loss disorders.
Hearing loss can be caused by genetic causes, complications at birth, certain infections, chronic ear infections, certain drug use, exposure to excessive noise, and aging.
Lack of hearing loss costs around $7500 billion a year worldwide. Interventions to prevent, identify and deal with hearing loss are cost-effective and can have significant benefits for individuals.
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