Table 3 Demographic data of children participated in the study and the degree of hearing loss in the study groups

Number

130

28

20

32

Male

83 (63.8%)

16 (57.1%)

13 (65%)

15 (47%)

Female

47 (36.2%)

12 (42.9%)

7 (35%)

17 (53%)

Age (years)

Mean

9.5

11

11.9

10

SD

3.3

3.1

2.7

3.2

Minimum

4

6.8

6

5

Maximum

18

17

17

16

Degree of hearing loss in the study groups

Bilateral moderately severe (# = 6)

Bilateral severe (# = 9)

Right profound, and Left severe (# = 1)

Bilateral severe to profound (# = 3)

Bilateral profound (# = 9)

Bilateral moderately severe (# = 1)

Bilateral profound (# = 19)

Bilateral moderately severe (# = 1)

Right profound, and Left severe (# = 1)

Bilateral profound (# = 30)