Jean Valentin F. Fokouo
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View article: Hearing Impairment Overview in Africa: the Case of Cameroon
Hearing Impairment Overview in Africa: the Case of Cameroon Open
The incidence of hearing impairment (HI) is higher in low- and middle-income countries when compared to high-income countries. There is therefore a necessity to estimate the burden of this condition in developing world. The aim of our stud…
View article: GJB2 and GJB6 Mutations in Hereditary Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Impairment in Cameroon
GJB2 and GJB6 Mutations in Hereditary Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Impairment in Cameroon Open
This study aimed to investigate GJB2 (connexin 26) and GJB6 (connexin 30) mutations associated with familial non-syndromic childhood hearing impairment (HI) in Cameroon. We selected only families segregating HI, with at least two affected …
View article: Evaluation of SON’OR<sup>©</sup>, a Medical Device for Provoked Otoacoustic Emissions and Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry Made in Cameroon
Evaluation of SON’OR<sup>&copy;</sup>, a Medical Device for Provoked Otoacoustic Emissions and Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry Made in Cameroon Open
Background: There is a huge gap in the audiological care in Africa by comparison with Western countries. Its main reason is the prohibitive cost of the medical devices used to screen or diagnose patients. A Cameroonian team tackled this pr…