Otoacoustic emission testing in Ghanaian children with sickle-cell disease.

Objective: To evaluate hearing loss in children as a complication of sickle-cell disease.

Methods: In Kumasi, Ghana, 35 children with SCD aged 6 months to 10 years underwent transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions testing (TEOAE) to investigate the function of the inner ear. Healthy Ghanaian children recruited in school and kindergarten served as controls.