Overview of Sensorineural Deafness Patients at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia

Abstract

Introduction: Sensorineural deafness is deafness that occurs due to disturbances in the inner ear or in the nerve pathways from the inner ear to the brain. This study aimed to provide an overview of sensorineural deaf patients at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia.
 Methods: This study was a descriptive observational study and used secondary data obtained from medical record data at the medical records installation of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia. A total of 50 research subjects participated in this study, and the research subjects met the inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria in this study were patients aged > 18 years who were diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia, for the January-December 2022 period and had complete medical record data.
 Results: The majority of research subjects have an age range of > 50 years. Subject the majority of studies have male gender. The majority of research subjects complained of deafness in both ears. The majority of research subjects have a profound hearing threshold.
 Conclusion: Characteristics of sensorineural deafness at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia, generally occur at the age of > 50 years, male gender, occurs bilaterally, and has a very poor hearing threshold.