Table 3 Severity and causes of hearing impairment

Severity

# of children

%

Moderate (31–60 dB)

29

21.8

Severe (61–80 dB)

12

9

Profound (deaf) (81 + dB)

92

69.2

Cause

# of diagnoses^a

%

Sensorineural congenital

86

30.7

Sensorineural acquired

68

24.3

Impact ear wax

4

1.4

Foreign Body

1

0.4

Otitis Externa

2

0.7

Acute Otitis Media

8

2.9

Chronic Otitis Media

45

16.1

Serous Otitis Media

12

4.3

Other

10

3.6

Cause not given

44

15.7