Abstract:The aetiology and risk indicators of hearing impairments of all types and degrees were studied in a 1-year birth cohort of 8713 children from northern Finland. The subjects (7 years of age) included in the clinical and audiometric examinations were recruited by standard clinical criteria, i.e. suspicion of parents according to a questionnaire, abnormal hearing screening result or a hearing impairment noted in hospital records (n = 541), and by random sampling from among the 8172 not suspected (n = 1009). One-h… Show more
“…Other risk indicators of HI include congenital developmental anomalies, adverse natal events, early childhood infections and iatrogenicity [24]. It may be associated with various neurodevelopmental disorders, especially mental retardation [25].…”
“…Other risk indicators of HI include congenital developmental anomalies, adverse natal events, early childhood infections and iatrogenicity [24]. It may be associated with various neurodevelopmental disorders, especially mental retardation [25].…”
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