Association of Hearing Loss With HIV in Children
An incidence rate of 16.67% HL was found among children with HIV. HL was predominantly mild in nature, and all cases had conductive HL. HL holds a direct correlation with increasing severity of HIV disease and subsequent falling of CD4 counts. Based on the results, it is recommended that all HIV-positive children must undergo routine audiology screening to determine the HL and provide them with audiological aid.
Authors
- Devaraj Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0847-4836)
- Alok Hemal
- Chetan S Tanwar
Institutions
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (IN)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (IN)
- Cochrane (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.80022
- Primary Topic
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00