Second stage of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening – A way for diagnosis and beginning of proper treatment for infants with hearing loss
| Autor: | Magdalena Lachowska, Krzysztof Morawski, Paulina Surowiec, Kazimierz Niemczyk, Katarzyna Pierchała |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Craniofacial abnormality Hearing loss Otoacoustic emission Audiology Neonatal Screening Risk Factors otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Stage (cooking) Hearing Loss Retrospective Studies business.industry Hearing Tests Infant Newborn General Medicine Prognosis medicine.disease Low birth weight Auditory brainstem response Otorhinolaryngology Premature birth Premature Birth Female Hyperbilirubinemia Neonatal medicine.symptom business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Medical Sciences. 59:90-94 |
| ISSN: | 1896-1126 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.advms.2014.02.002 |
| Popis: | Purpose To analyze retrospectively the results of hearing testing in infants at the second stage of the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program carried out in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Medical University of Warsaw. Material/methods A total of 351 infants referred to our Department for the second stage of UNHS were included in the study. There were 39.60% infants referred due to positive result of hearing screening at the first stage of the Program performed in neonatal units, 55.27% with negative screening but risk factors present, and 5.13% without any tests due to equipment failure in the maternity unit. Results Risk factors were identified in 86.61% of the infants. The most frequent ones were hyperbilirubinemia (71.51%), premature birth (63.25%), and ototoxic medication (62.11%). Otoacoustic emission test showed fail results in 17.66% of the infants, and auditory brainstem responses confirmed hearing loss in 16.81%. Correlation between risk factors and confirmed hearing loss was found for hyperbilirubinemia, low birth weight, intensive therapy for at least 7 days, low Apgar scores, and craniofacial abnormalities. Conclusions The early identification of infants with hearing loss is essential for early intervention. Not only infants who fail the initial screening but also the ones with risk factors of hearing impairment should be referred to the centers that are capable of providing the necessary diagnostic services required for the second stage of the UNHSP. Those two steps are needed to both minimize the risk of overlooking a child with hearing loss and properly diagnose hearing impairment. |
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