Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

TORCH PROFILE IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION

Dr. J. Alagu Vadivel

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BACKGROUND: Early childhood torch infections are the important risk factor for severe to profound SNHL. To emphasize the importance of torch screening in infants and pregnant women could prevent and early identification of progression of heå loss. OBJECTIVE: The aim of study is to find the role of TORCH ((toxoplasma, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex) infection and screening in children with bilateral profound SNHL in comparison with normal heå children.METHOD: TORCH screening done in 122 patients with bilateral profound SNHL(cases) who underwent cochlear implants beween 2017 t0 2019 at Madurai Medical College &Govt.Rajaji Hospital, Madurai as well as 122 children with normal heå(control) was conducted. Age group of both group was between 1 to 6 years. TORCH antibody status of both groups was compared. RESULT: From 122 patients, 32(26%) were positive for Rubella virus IgG antibody, 26(21%) positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody and 11(9%) were positive for herpes simplex virus IgG antibody, , 14(11%) were positive for Rubella virus IgM antibody, 9(7.3%) positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgM antibody and 2(1.6%) were positive for herpes simplex virus IgM antibody, CONCLUSION: From the above study it was evident that TORCH infections in test group is higher than control which suggests past history of TORCH infections during childhood as most important etiology of SNHL.

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TORCH PROFILE IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION, Dr.J. ALAGU VADIVEL INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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