Newborn and Infant Hearing Loss: Detection and Intervention

Erenberg, Allen; Lemons, James A.; Sia, Calvin; Trunkel, D; Ziring, Philip R.

doi:10.1542/peds.103.2.527

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“…Thereafter, many studies demonstrated that up to 50% of all newborns with congenital hearing loss do not have any risk factors [7,22] . Hence, UNHS became the accepted strategy for the early identification and intervention of congenital hearing impairment in 1999 [3,11] . In Turkey, UNHS started to be implemented in some pilot hospitals at the end of 2003 [17] .…”

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“…The test is adversely affected by ear canal debris or middle ear fluid, resulting in referral percentages of 5%-20% when it is performed in the first 24 h of life. The automated ABR test requires newborns to be in a quiet state or asleep at the time of testing, and it may be affected by middle ear fluid or external ear debris as well [3,24] . The referral rates were high in the first step with 31.6% and 28% in the healthy and high-risk newborns, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Early identification and intervention of hearing loss is crucial for hearing-impaired newborns in terms of their speech and language development. If they are not identified early, hearing impairment may have negative impacts on their language, cognitive, social, emotional, and academic development [1][2][3] .…”

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“…Many investigations have provided evidence that universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is feasible, cost effective, and successful in identifying hearing-impaired newborns [8][9][10] . After the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1999 and European Consensus Conference in 1998 recommended UNHS, it started to become widespread in USA and Europe [3,11] . The efficacy of UNHS has also been demonstrated by the decrease in the age of diagnosis and age of hearing aid fitting since implementing newborn hearing screening [12][13][14][15] .…”

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Follow-Up Results of Newborns after Hearing Screening at a Training and Research Hospital in Turkey

Yilmazer

Yazici²,

Erdim³

et al. 2016

Int Adv Otol

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OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to present the follow-up results of newborns after universal newborn hearing screening at a Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul and to determine the ages of diagnosis, hearing aid fitting, and cochlear implantation in newborns with hearing loss. MATERIALS and METHODS:A total of 5985 newborns were screened between December 2009 and August 2011 using the transient evoked otoacoustic emission test as the first two steps and automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) test as the third step. Newborns who failed the screening tests were referred to a tertiary hospital for clinic ABR and were followed up at least for 2 years. RESULTS:Of 5985 newborns, 5116 (85.5%) completed the screening. Of 53 newborns who were referred to a tertiary hospital, 13 (0.25%) had a hearing impairment. The mean age of diagnosis, hearing aid fitting, and cochlear implantation were 6.1, 9.5, and 24.5 months, respectively. Among the risk factors for hearing impairment, neonatal intensive care (60%) and consanguineous marriage (50%) were the most common ones that were encountered. CONCLUSION:Our results were consistent with the national literature. Consanguineous marriage may be a risk factor for hearing impairment where it is commonly practiced because consanguineous marriage is significantly high in parents of deaf children. The ages of diagnosis and hearing aid fitting are still beyond the recommended ages by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing.

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Follow-Up Results of Newborns after Hearing Screening at a Training and Research Hospital in Turkey

Yilmazer

Yazici²,

Erdim³

et al. 2016

Int Adv Otol

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“…Its use is widely incorporated into universal newborn hearing screening programs and in pediatric clinics where the patients are too young to be cooperative in conventional hearing tests 8 . The OAE technology can have a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 90% whilst the referral rate is 5-20% when screening is performed within the first 24 hours of life 10 .…”

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Revisiting Oto-Acoustic Emissions

Soh

Chan

2015

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

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Oto-acoustic emissions (OAEs) are an audiometric diagnostic test that allows quick objective measure of hair cell function in the inner ear. It is a reflection of hearing function at the interface of conductive and sensorineural components in the human ear. Unfortunately, it is not commonly used due to the unique expertise and niche equipment required to successfully carry it out. This article is to further shed light about the use of such tests to junior doctors so that such resources can be better utilised. It also reviews the current and possible future applications of OAEs at the frontiers in otology today.

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