What are the predictive causes of conductive hearing loss in school-age children in Jordan?

Objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the types and the possible causes of hearing loss in school-age children in jordan to raise awareness in the society regarding the importance of early identification and intervention. it is based on the results of a tested sample of school-age children in the city of amman in jordan. methods: a sample of 90 school-age children (50 males,40 females) who failed the hearing screening which was conducted in 40 randomly selected schools. their ages ranged from 5 to 15 years. testing was conducted using otoscopic examination,tympanometry and pure tone audiometry screening. results: it was concluded that those school-age children who presented with conductive hearing loss were the vast majority of the sample (60%) compared to those with sensorineural hearing loss (40%). as for the predicted cause of conductive hearing loss,the biggest cause was most probably due to ear wax (46%),followed by otitis media with effusion (22%),eustachian tube dysfunction (17%),tympanic membrane perforation (11%) and other causes (4%) respectively. conclusions: audiological health services and hearing care awareness in the school system in jordan must be addressed and improved. © 2016 dar publishers/the university of jordan. all rights reserved.