Our results of the hearing screening

Isitme kayıpları yenidoganlarda sosyal, duygusal ve zihinsel gelisimi olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Konusma ve dil gelisiminin olumsuz yönde etkilenmemesi için isitme kaybı olan yenidoganların erken dönemde tanınması büyük önem arz etmektedir. Erken dönemde tanı konup tedavisine baslanan çocuklarda konusma ve dil gelisimi, isitmesi normal olan çocukların konusma ve dil gelisimine paralel olmaktadır. Bu çalısmada 2005 2008 yılları arasında 19.464 yenidogana TEOAE (Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions) testi ve ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response) testi kullanılarak isitme taraması yapılmıstır.Testler üç asamalı olarak gerçeklestirilmistir. Ilk ölçümlerde TEOAE testini geçemeyen bebeklere, 15 gün sonraki kontrolde TEOAE testi tekrarlanmıstır. TEOAE testini geçemeyen bebeklerABR testi ile degerlendirilmistir.ABR testinde 18 (%0,1) yenidoganda ileri derecede sensörinörinal isitme kaybı saptanmıstır. Isitme kayıplı yenidoganların tanınmasında isitme tarama testleri büyük öneme sahiptir.The hearing loses affect social, sentimental and mental developments of the newborns negatively. It has great importance to recognize the newborns with hearing loss in the early period in order not to have negative effects on speech and language development. The speech and language development in the children whose treatment has begun is paralel to the speech and language development of the children whose speech and language development is normal.. In this study, the hearing screening was made to 19.464 newborns using TEOAE and ABR tests between 2005-2008. To the newborns who failed the TEOAE test at first measurement the test was re-applied after fifteen days. The newborns who had failed the TEOAE test were evulated by ABR test. In 18 newborns (0.1%) sensorineural hearing losses have been diagnosed. The hearing screening tests have great importance in the recognition of newborns with hearing loss

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia among Adolescents in Denizli, Turkey

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of anemia among adolescents in Denizli where Mediterranean cuisine (fresh fruit and vegetables) is adopted. Methods: We accepted hemoglobin values below 12 g/dl for girls and 13 g/dl for boys as the criteria of anemia. We recorded a detailed history including nutritional habits, consumption of animal source foods especially red meat, consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, presence of parasitic infestation, psychosocial status, school success and any materials consumed except ordinary food. Findings: We investigated the prevalence of anemia in 1120 children (672 girls and 448 boys), aged 12 to 16 years. We found that the overall prevalence of anemia was 5.6%. 8.3% of the girls and 1.6% of the boys were anemic. We diagnosed iron deficiency anemia in 37(59%) anemic patients and combined iron deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency anemia in 26 (41%) anemic patients. None of the patients had folic acid deficiency. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the socioeconomic status of the family, traditional eating habits of the region, the fear of gaining weight and irregular eating habits are of great importance in the development of adolescent anemia in Denizli