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'Out of 498 children and young people who had hearing loss at their first audiology service, 41听per cent听experienced improvements in their hearing. Twenty-six per cent regained normal hearing in both ears at their last check, and 15听per cent听had their hearing loss improve so that only one ear was affected, not both,' said AIHW spokesperson Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman.
The report also shows that middle ear infections were common among the children and young people who received services. Of those who received an audiology or ear, nose and throat (ENT) service in 2013-14, 67听per cent听were diagnosed with at least one type of middle ear condition-an increase from 61听per centin 2012-13.
'This increase may be related to the new service priority system implemented from 1 January 2013, which could mean that those with worse ear health are more likely to be captured in the data collection than was the case in previous years,' explained Dr Al-Yaman.
'The demand for these services is high, and the priority system enables limited resources to be provided to those most in need,' she added.
Despite this, improvements have been seen. Among the 781 children and young people who received two or more ENT or audiology services from July 2012 to June 2014, there was a drop in the proportion diagnosed with at least one middle ear condition between their first and last service from 79听per cent听to 76听per cent.
'Improvements were also seen in those who received three or more services since August 2007, with a fall in the proportion of children and young people diagnosed with at least one middle ear condition from 81听per cent听at first service to 55听per cent听at last service,' Dr Al-Yaman said.
Data on the seven regionally based Child Hearing Health Coordinators, including services provided, types of referrals and the diagnosis of children seen by the coordinators, are also outlined in the report.
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