Background:Hearing loss in children may be inherited, caused by maternal rubella or complications at birth, certain infectious diseases such as meningitis, measles, chronic ear infections. The present study was conducted to assess the cases of hearing loss in children. Materials & Methods: 296 children with hearing loss of both genders were selected. Histories of risk factors, causes, and type of hearing loss were recorded. Results: Out of 296, males were 176 and females were 120. Common risk factors were middle ear infection in 72, febrile illness and treatment in 144, sickle cell diseases in 56 and family history in 24 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Common causes of hearing loss in children were middle ear infection, febrile illness and treatment, sickle cell diseases and family history.