Introduction
The report has been a subsection that contains a brief description of the factors that might affect your health and the strategies to improve your health. The final section contains a summary of the main points that have been addressed in this report.
Discussion
Reason for choosing this topic
360 million people, or more than 5% of the world’s population, have a severe hearing impairment (328 million adults and 32 million children) (Jacpus & Kinchin, 2021). Hearing loss that is disabling is defined as being greater than 40 decibels (dB) in adults and greater than 30 dB in children in the better-hearing ear. Most people with severe hearing loss live in low- and middle-income countries. That is why to spread awareness in the population about ear health this topic has been chosen for the brochure.
Key Characteristics of the Population
Around 3.6 million Australians are estimated to have some degree of hearing loss. More than 1 in 3 Australians suffer from ear damage brought on by noise, and more than 1.3 million individuals live with a hearing issue that might have been avoided. Children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds have ear diseases considerably more frequently than other kids do, which can lead to hearing loss. The number of persons with hearing impairments is predicted to treble to an estimated 7.8 million people in 2060 as Australia’s population ages (DeLacy, Dune & Macdonald, 2020).
Health status of the population
32 million of the 360 million persons with debilitating hearing loss in the globe are children. Genetic factors, birth difficulties, some viral disorders, persistent ear infections, the use of specific medicines, exposure to loud noises, and aging are all potential causes of hearing loss. 60 percent of hearing loss in children may be avoided.
Due to loud exposure in recreational situations, 1.1 billion young people (aged 12 to 35) are at risk of hearing damage. Untreated hearing loss costs the world 750 billion foreign dollars per year. Hearing loss prevention, detection, and treatment interventions can help people greatly and are inexpensive (Dossetor et al., 2019).
Local factors affecting the health and effect on them
The local factors that may affect ear health include loud sounds, air pollution, bacterial infection, and many more.
A major issue that can have serious lasting effects is poor ear and hearing health. Hearing loss can result from a variety of ear disorders and illnesses (He et al., 2020).
Loss of hearing can reduce school attendance which is caused by factors that impair a person’s capacity to study and obtain employment. These factors also have an impact on social and emotional welfare, increasing the likelihood of low self-esteem, low confidence, memory loss, and depression as well as social isolation.
Service currently provided to the population
Hearing assessment of children aged between 18 months to 18 years is provided by the government of the Australian Capital Region. The assessment includes taking the hearing history and ear health of the children checking the ear canals and the eardrums of the child, and measuring the function of the middle ear and hearing levels (Dossetor et al., 2019).
National and local priorities for health
The Australian government is giving priority to the ear health of the population as the rate of hearing loss is increasing with time. Hearing assessment of the year health of the local population is done by the local government (He et al., 2020).
Conclusion
An individual needs healthy ears and hearing for excellent health and a great quality of life. The well-being, employment, and education, among other aspects of the life of an individual, may be impacted by hearing loss and poor ear health. Therefore, maintaining ear health is important.
References
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Dossetor, P. J., Thorburn, K., Oscar, J., Carter, M., Fitzpatrick, J., Bower, C., … & Martiniuk, A. L. (2019). A review of Aboriginal child health services in remote Western Australia identifies challenges and informs solutions. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 1-15. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-4605-0
He, V. Y., Guthridge, S., Su, J. Y., Howard, D., Stothers, K., & Leach, A. (2020). The link between hearing impairment and child maltreatment among Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory of Australia: is there an opportunity for a public health approach in child protection? BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-11. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-8456-8
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