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Yoshinaga-Itano C, Carr G, Davis A, Ching TYC, Chung K, Clark J, Harkus S, Kuan ML, Garg S, Balen SA, O'Leary S. Coalition for Global Hearing Health Hearing Care Pathways Working Group: Guidelines for Clinical Guidance for Readiness and Development of Evidence-Based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. Ear Hear 2024:00003446-990000000-00281. [PMID: 38783422 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Editor's Note: The following article discusses the timely topic Clinical Guidance in the areas of Evidence-Based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. This article aims to discuss areas of services needed, guidance to countries/organizations attempting to initiate early hearing detection and intervention systems. Expert consensus and systematic/scoping reviews were combined to produce recommendations for evidence-based clinical practice. In Ear and Hearing, our long-term goal for the Point of View article is to stimulate the field's interest in and to enhance the appreciation of the author's area of expertise. Hearing is an important sense for children to develop cognitive, speech, language, and psychosocial skills. The goal of universal newborn hearing screening is to enable the detection of hearing loss in infants so that timely health and educational/therapeutic intervention can be provided as early as possible to improve outcomes. While many countries have implemented universal newborn hearing screening programs, many others are yet to start. As hearing screening is only the first step to identify children with hearing loss, many follow-up services are needed to help them thrive. However, not all of these services are universally available, even in high-income countries. The purposes of this article are (1) to discuss the areas of services needed in an integrated care system to support children with hearing loss and their families; (2) to provide guidance to countries/organizations attempting to initiate early hearing detection and intervention systems with the goal of meeting measurable benchmarks to assure quality; and (3) to help established programs expand and improve their services to support children with hearing loss to develop their full potential. Multiple databases were interrogated including PubMed, Medline (OVIDSP), Cochrane library, Google Scholar, Web of Science and One Search, ERIC, PsychInfo. Expert consensus and systematic/scoping reviews were combined to produce recommendations for evidence-based clinical practice. Eight essential areas were identified to be central to the integrated care: (1) hearing screening, (2) audiologic diagnosis and management, (3) amplification, (4) medical evaluation and management, (5) early intervention services, (6) family-to-family support, (7) D/deaf/hard of hearing leadership, and (8) data management. Checklists are provided to support the assessment of a country/organization's readiness and development in each area as well as to suggest alternative strategies for situations with limited resources. A three-tiered system (i.e., Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced) is proposed to help countries/organizations at all resource levels assess their readiness to provide the needed services and to improve their integrated care system. Future directions and policy implications are also discussed.
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- Christine Yoshinaga-Itano
- University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- UCL Ear Institute London, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL Ear Institute London, London, United Kingdom
- London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- NextSense Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
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- National Women's League Hearing Health Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Speech, Language and Hearing Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Valicenti-McDermott M, Barresi I, Rosenthal M, Seijo R. Screening for Hearing Impairment in School-Age Children and Adolescents With Developmental Disabilities in an Ethnically Diverse Community. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2024; 63:456-460. [PMID: 37226510 DOI: 10.1177/00099228231176344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Maria Valicenti-McDermott
- R.F.K. Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- R.F.K. Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- R.F.K. Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- R.F.K. Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Han JH, Bae SH, Joo SY, Kim JA, Kim SJ, Jang SH, Won D, Gee HY, Choi JY, Jung J, Kim SH. Characterization of Vestibular Phenotypes in Patients with Genetic Hearing Loss. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2001. [PMID: 38610765 PMCID: PMC11012556 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13072001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Background: The vestibular phenotypes of patients with genetic hearing loss are poorly understood. Methods: we performed genetic testing including exome sequencing and vestibular function tests to investigate vestibular phenotypes and functions in patients with genetic hearing loss. Results: Among 627 patients, 143 (22.8%) had vestibular symptoms. Genetic variations were confirmed in 45 (31.5%) of the 143 patients. Nineteen deafness genes were linked with vestibular symptoms; the most frequent genes in autosomal dominant and recessive individuals were COCH and SLC26A4, respectively. Vestibular symptoms were mostly of the vertigo type, recurrent, and persisted for hours in the genetically confirmed and unconfirmed groups. Decreased vestibular function in the caloric test, video head impulse test, cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential, and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential was observed in 42.0%, 16.3%, 57.8%, and 85.0% of the patients, respectively. The caloric test revealed a significantly higher incidence of abnormal results in autosomal recessive individuals than in autosomal dominant individuals (p = 0.011). The genes, including SLC26A4, COCH, KCNQ4, MYH9, NLRP3, EYA4, MYO7A, MYO15A, and MYH9, were heterogeneously associated with abnormalities in the vestibular function test. Conclusions: In conclusion, diverse vestibular symptoms are commonly concomitant with genetic hearing loss and are easily overlooked.
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- Ji Hyuk Han
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (J.H.H.); (J.Y.C.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (J.H.H.); (J.Y.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.J.); (J.A.K.); (S.J.K.); (S.H.J.); (H.Y.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.J.); (J.A.K.); (S.J.K.); (S.H.J.); (H.Y.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.J.); (J.A.K.); (S.J.K.); (S.H.J.); (H.Y.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.J.); (J.A.K.); (S.J.K.); (S.H.J.); (H.Y.G.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.J.); (J.A.K.); (S.J.K.); (S.H.J.); (H.Y.G.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (J.H.H.); (J.Y.C.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (J.H.H.); (J.Y.C.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; (J.H.H.); (J.Y.C.)
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Kleinhuis JJG, de Graaff-Korf K, van Straaten HLM, van Dommelen P, Benard MR. An eight-year follow-up on auditory outcomes after neonatal hearing screening. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297363. [PMID: 38416728 PMCID: PMC10901348 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to assess the neonatal click Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) results in relation to the subsequently determined mean hearing loss (HL) over 1, 2 and 4 kHz, as well as over 2 and 4 kHz. METHODS Between 2004-2009, follow-up data were collected from Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) at 1 and 2 years and playaudiometry at 4 and 8 years of newborns who had failed neonatal hearing screening in the well-baby clinics and who had been referred to a single Speech and Hearing center. Hearing Level data were compared with ABR threshold-levels established during the first months of life. The Two One-Sided Tests equivalence procedure for paired means was applied, using a region of similarity equal to 10 dB. RESULTS Initially, in 135 out of 172 children referred for diagnostic procedures hearing loss was confirmed in the neonatal period. In 106/135 of the HL children the eight-year follow-up was completed. Permanent conductive HL was established in 5/106 cases; the hearing thresholds were predominantly stable over time. Temporary conductive HL was found in 48/106 cases and the loss disappeared by 4 years of age at the latest. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was found in 53/106 cases, of which 13 were unilateral and 40 bilateral. ABR levels were equivalent (within a 10 dB range) to VRA levels at age 1 and 2 and play audiometry levels at age 4 and 8, both when VRA and play audiometry were averaged over both frequency ranges. CONCLUSION Long term follow-up data of children with SNHL suggest that the initial click ABR level established in the first months of life, are equivalent to the hearing threshold measured at the age of 1, 2, 4 and 8 years for both mean frequency ranges. Click ABR can reliably be used as starting point for long-term hearing rehabilitation.
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- Department of Child Health, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Pento Speech and Hearing Centers, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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Van den Borre E, Tufatulin G, Zupan L, Božanić Urbančič N, Lavie L, Holube I, Swarnalatha Nagaraj V, Gurses E, Denys S, van Wieringen A, Wouters J. A language-independent hearing screening self-test at school-entry. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2582. [PMID: 38297140 PMCID: PMC10831048 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53026-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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The usage of a tablet-based language-independent self-test involving the recognition of ecological sounds in background noise, the Sound Ear Check, was investigated. The results of 692 children, aged between 5 and 9 years and 4 months, recruited in seven different countries, were used to analyze the validity and the cultural independence of test. Three different test procedures, namely a monaural adaptive procedure, a procedure presenting the sounds dichotically in diotic noise, and a procedure presenting all the sounds with a fixed signal-to-noise ratio and a stopping rule were studied. Results showed high sensitivity and specificity of all three procedures to detect conductive, sensorineural and mixed hearing loss > 30 dB HL. Additionally, the data collected from different countries were consistent, and there were no clinically relevant differences observed between countries. Therefore, the Sound Ear Check can offer an international hearing screening test for young children at school entry, solving the current lack of hearing screening services on a global scale.
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- Elien Van den Borre
- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Bus 721, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center of Pediatric Audiology, St Petersburg, Russia
- North-Western State Medical University Named After I.I.Mechnikov, St Petersburg, Russia
- Scientific Research Institute of Ear, Nose, Throat and Speech, St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, General Hospital Celje, Celje, Slovenia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Hearing Technology and Audiology, Jade University of Applied Sciences, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Audiology Group, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Bus 721, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Multidisciplinary University Center for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Bus 721, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Bus 721, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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Wang L, Liu G, Ma D, Zeng H, Wang Y, Luo C, Zhang J, Xu Z. Next-generation sequencing for genetic testing of hearing loss populations. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 552:117693. [PMID: 38056549 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hearing loss is a common sensorineural disease with genetic heterogeneity. More than 140 genes are known to cause hereditary hearing loss. We aim to uncover the etiologies of hearing loss and provide patients with reasonable reproductive choices. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total 825 participants were recruited, including 74 individuals, 47 couples, and 219 families, to identify the molecular etiologies of hearing loss using next-generation sequencing (NGS). Novel mutations were verified with a minigene splicing assay and the construction of three-dimensional protein models. RESULTS A positive molecular diagnosis was obtained for 244 patients, a rate of 63.05 %. Total 470 mutations were identified in 18 causative genes in positive patients. The most common genes mutated were GJB2 and SLC26A4. 47 novel mutations were identified. Further analysis predicted that two splicing mutations would cause abnormal mRNA splicing and three missense mutations would affect the protein structure. The results of prenatal diagnosis showed that the genotypes of 15 fetuses were the same as the probands. CONCLUSION Our findings expand the mutation spectrum of hearing loss and highlight the importance of genetic diagnosis and prenatal diagnosis to allow accurate and personalized guidance for those at high risk of deafness.
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- Lulu Wang
- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China.
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Erixon E. Estimated prevalence of permanent hearing loss among newborns and 6-year-olds: An evaluation of the three auditory screenings in Uppsala. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 176:111785. [PMID: 37992622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study estimated the permanent hearing loss (PHL) prevalence among newborns and 6-year-olds in the Uppsala region (Sweden), compared how different definitions affected this estimation, and evaluated the outcome of the three hearing screening occasions for children. METHODS A retrospective investigation of medical records and audiograms was conducted for children born in 2011-2012. Data extraction was performed when the children had reached 7 years of age. Hearing loss was defined as > 20 dB hearing level in at least one frequency (125-8000 Hz) in one or both ears (clinician's definition). RESULTS A total of 1385 children were included, and 95 were diagnosed with PHL. The prevalence of bilateral PHL at 6 years was 5.50 per 1000 children based on the clinician's definition, 3.74 per 1000 children based on the World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 definition, and 2.64 per 1000 children based on the WHO 1991 definition. Adding unilateral PHL resulted in a total prevalence of 10.11 (clinician's definition) and 6.16 (WHO 2021) per 1000 children. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the necessity of repeated hearing testing during childhood to identify PHL and suggests a higher prevalence in 6-year-olds than previously reported. The definition of PHL greatly impacted its estimated prevalence.
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- Elsa Erixon
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Frezza S, Tiberi E, Corsello M, Priolo F, Cota F, Catenazzi P, Conti G, Costa S, Vento G. Hearing Loss and Risk Factors in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7583. [PMID: 38137652 PMCID: PMC10744215 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is still high in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. The purpose of our study was to provide the prevalence rates of SNHL and to analyze the risk factors of hearing impairment and changes in hearing thresholds in a cohort of VLBW infants. A retrospective observational study was conducted in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from 2012 to 2016. All VLBW infants included were screened by transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR). In total, we enrolled 316 infants and SNHL was diagnosed in 68, leading to an early incidence of 21.5% as 36 infants out of 68 improved. Finally, SNHL was confirmed in 20 patients (6.3%) who needed hearing aids. They were significantly smaller, sicker, had longer hospitalizations, and received more ototoxic therapies. Logistic regression analysis showed that gestational age (GA) influenced the association between drugs and SNHL. The results underlined how the total exposure to antibiotics is significantly associated with SNHL, even after GA correction. In conclusion, GA, birth weight and, above all, the length and complexity of NICU stay quantify the risk of SNHL and should be considered at the individual level for parent counseling.
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- Simonetta Frezza
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Maggiore Hospital, 40133 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology—Audiology Service, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.F.); (E.T.); (F.P.); (F.C.); (S.C.); (G.V.)
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Yamamoto N, Balciuniene J, Hartman T, Diaz-Miranda MA, Bedoukian E, Devkota B, Lawrence A, Golenberg N, Patel M, Tare A, Chen R, Schindler E, Choi J, Kaur M, Charles S, Chen J, Fanning EA, Dechene E, Cao K, Jill MR, Rajagopalan R, Bayram Y, Dulik MC, Germiller J, Conlin LK, Krantz ID, Luo M. Comprehensive Gene Panel Testing for Hearing Loss in Children: Understanding Factors Influencing Diagnostic Yield. J Pediatr 2023; 262:113620. [PMID: 37473993 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate factors influencing the diagnostic yield of comprehensive gene panel testing (CGPT) for hearing loss (HL) in children and to understand the characteristics of undiagnosed probands. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective cohort study of 474 probands with childhood-onset HL who underwent CGPT between 2016 and 2020 at a single center. Main outcomes and measures included the association between clinical variables and diagnostic yield and the genetic and clinical characteristics of undiagnosed probands. RESULTS The overall diagnostic yield was 44% (209/474) with causative variants involving 41 genes. While the diagnostic yield was high in the probands with congenital, bilateral, and severe HL, it was low in those with unilateral, noncongenital, or mild HL; cochlear nerve deficiency; preterm birth; neonatal intensive care unit admittance; certain ancestry; and developmental delay. Follow-up studies on 49 probands with initially inconclusive CGPT results changed the diagnostic status to likely positive or negative outcomes in 39 of them (80%). Reflex to exome sequencing on 128 undiagnosed probands by CGPT revealed diagnostic findings in 8 individuals, 5 of whom had developmental delays. The remaining 255 probands were undiagnosed, with 173 (173/255) having only a single variant in the gene(s) associated with autosomal recessive HL and 28% (48/173) having a matched phenotype. CONCLUSION CGPT efficiently identifies the genetic etiologies of HL in children. CGPT-undiagnosed probands may benefit from follow-up studies or expanded testing.
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- Nobuko Yamamoto
- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgical Specialties, National Center for Children's Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Hearing and Balance Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; PerkinElmer Genomics, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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Friis IJ, Aaberg K, Edholm B. Causes of hearing loss and implantation age in a cohort of Danish pediatric cochlear implant recipients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 171:111640. [PMID: 37441990 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common birth disorder. The cause of SNHL is heterogeneous and varies in different populations. Understanding the causes of a hearing loss (HL) predict the outcome of cochlear implantation and is of great importance in understanding the mechanism of the disease and in providing the best treatment. Undiagnosed and untreated HL has a profound effect on the acquisition of early communication skills, speech, language, academic, emotional, and psychosocial development in children. OBJECTIVES To determine the cause of HL and implantation age in pediatric cochlear implant (CI) users in a Danish population. METHODS Data of 100 children (54 females and 46 males), age 0-17 years, was analyzed. All of the children were implanted during 2020-2022. RESULTS Hereditary HL was diagnosed in 44 cases (44%), with pathogenic variants in the SLC26A4 gene found in 14 cases (14%). Syndromic HL was diagnosed in 23 children (23%). Non-syndromic HL was diagnosed in 21 children (21%), where the most common genetic variation was found in the GJB2 gene. Acquired prenatal and postnatal sensory disorders TORCH risk factors were associated with HL in 25 cases (25%). Congenital CMV DNA was diagnosed in 23 samples (23%). The cause of the HL remained unknown for 31 (31%) children. In 70 (70%) of the participants the HL was diagnosed at time of newborn hearing screening (NHS). Twenty-three of the children were diagnosed with congenital severe to profound bilateral HL and were simultaneously implanted between 8 and 14 months (mean age 10.5 months). In the remaining 47 cases, the HL was progressive and the children were implanted when the HL reached the criteria for implantation. CONCLUSIONS In the current study, the major causes of HL were alterations in the SLC26A4 gene: 13% with Pendred syndrome and 1% non-syndromic. Thirty-one (31%) had HL of unknown origin and almost half of these cases had inner ear malformations (n = 16).
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- Ida Jensen Friis
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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van der Valk WH, van Beelen ESA, Steinhart MR, Nist-Lund C, Osorio D, de Groot JCMJ, Sun L, van Benthem PPG, Koehler KR, Locher H. A single-cell level comparison of human inner ear organoids with the human cochlea and vestibular organs. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112623. [PMID: 37289589 PMCID: PMC10592453 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Inner ear disorders are among the most common congenital abnormalities; however, current tissue culture models lack the cell type diversity to study these disorders and normal otic development. Here, we demonstrate the robustness of human pluripotent stem cell-derived inner ear organoids (IEOs) and evaluate cell type heterogeneity by single-cell transcriptomics. To validate our findings, we construct a single-cell atlas of human fetal and adult inner ear tissue. Our study identifies various cell types in the IEOs including periotic mesenchyme, type I and type II vestibular hair cells, and developing vestibular and cochlear epithelium. Many genes linked to congenital inner ear dysfunction are confirmed to be expressed in these cell types. Additional cell-cell communication analysis within IEOs and fetal tissue highlights the role of endothelial cells on the developing sensory epithelium. These findings provide insights into this organoid model and its potential applications in studying inner ear development and disorders.
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- Wouter H van der Valk
- OtoBiology Leiden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands; The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- OtoBiology Leiden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Medical Neuroscience Graduate Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Research Computing, Department of Information Technology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- OtoBiology Leiden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Research Computing, Department of Information Technology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- OtoBiology Leiden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- OtoBiology Leiden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands; The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Bethel C, Liu A. Taking Care of Preterm Infants: Outpatient Considerations. Pediatr Ann 2023; 52:e200-e205. [PMID: 37280008 DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20230411-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In recent decades, the number of pre-term infants born each year has been on the rise as mortality rates decline with improvements in technology and medical care. As a result, many preterm infants are successfully discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, with prematurity comes the increased risk of ongoing health and development needs. Special attention must be given to certain chronic conditions by the outpatient provider, including growth and nutrition; gastroesophageal reflux; immunizations; vision and hearing impairments; chronic lung diseases, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension; and neurodevelopmental outcomes. This article will detail some of these topics to better inform the primary care provider of appropriate strategies to manage these chronic conditions and sequalae on NICU discharge. [Pediatr Ann. 2023;52(6):e200-e205.].
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Alhazmi W. Risk Factors Associated With Hearing Impairment in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e40464. [PMID: 37456446 PMCID: PMC10349545 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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The purpose of the present systematic review was to synthesize evidence on associated risk factors of hearing loss (HL) in children. Evidence-based research articles on HL published between January 2013 and December 2022 using PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus databases were searched. The study included children between zero and three years of age who have permanent bilateral/unilateral HL (BHL/UHL) by employing case-control studies, randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized studies, prospective or retrospective cohort studies, and studies with or without comparison groups. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist for longitudinal and cross-sectional studies were used to rate the quality of the chosen studies. The studies that would be considered were reviewed by two independent authors, and a third author was contacted if there was a dispute. A preliminary literature search uncovered 505 articles from the electronic search and 41 studies by hand searching. Duplicate records were eliminated, leaving 432 records. The abstract and title were read, and 340 studies were eliminated. There were 92 articles in total that qualified for full-text screening. Among these, 75 articles were disregarded since they lacked information or failed to assess the risk factors for HL. The qualitative synthesis, therefore, included 17 articles. Most often, cross-sectional study designs were used in the studies that were reviewed, which were then followed by longitudinal studies. Three of the studies that were reviewed used a prospective cohort design. The quality of all the included studies was rated to be good. The current review revealed that the primary statistically significant risk factors for HL included ventilator support; craniofacial anomalies; low birth weight (LBW); forceps delivery; loop diuretics; meningitis; asphyxia; intensive care; consanguinity; sepsis; Apgar scores between 0 and 4 at one minute; toxoplasmosis, other agents, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections; and hyperbilirubinemia.
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- Waleed Alhazmi
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Qassim University, Buraydah, SAU
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Chow JC, Sandbank M, Hampton LH. Guidance for Increasing Primary Study Inclusion and the Usability of Data in Meta-Analysis: A Reporting Tutorial. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2023:1-9. [PMID: 37263184 DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-22-00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Meta-analyses can be used to comprehensively summarize the state of a given literature base, understand development and relations between constructs, and synthesize intervention effects to identify "what works for whom," all of which can directly inform research, practice, and policy. In this tutorial, we first argue that data reporting in primary studies can meaningfully affect the results of meta-analyses and, most importantly, the subsequent interpretations and use of the findings in research, practice, and policy in speech, language, and hearing sciences. Though reporting guidelines have been well established for the results of meta-analyses, there is limited focus on the essentials for primary study reporting that allow for inclusion in meta-analyses. To this end, we provide guidance for primary study authors to ensure their studies can maximize their contributions to research syntheses and, specifically, to meta-analyses. We discuss current and ongoing issues related to reporting, provide data-based examples of instances where lack of reporting or transparency has rendered a study ineligible from inclusion in a meta-analysis, encourage editorial teams and peer reviewers to be flexible in the inclusion of supplemental data reporting based on journal requirements and limits, and suggest being explicit and earnest about why these requests are important to advancing the field. Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23117996.
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Aanondsen CM, Jozefiak T, Lydersen S, Heiling K, Rimehaug T. Deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents' mental health, Quality of Life and communication. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:297. [PMID: 37118705 PMCID: PMC10148557 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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Mental health problems and lower Quality of Life (QoL) are more common in deaf and hard-of-hearing - (D)HH - children than in typically hearing (TH) children. Communication has been repeatedly linked to both mental health and QoL. The aims of this study were to compare mental health and QoL between signing deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH), hard-of-hearing (HH) and TH children and to study associations between mental health/QoL and severity of hearing loss and communication. 106 children and adolescents (mean age 11;8; SD = 3.42), 59 of them DHH and 47 HH, and their parents reported child mental health and QoL outcomes. Parents also provided information about their children's communication, hearing loss and education while their children's cognitive ability was assessed. Although (D)HH and their parents rated their mental health similar to their TH peers, about twice as many (D)HH children rated themselves in the clinical range. However, (D)HH children rated their QoL as similar to their TH peers, while their parents rated it significantly lower. Associations between communicative competence, parent-reported mental health and QoL were found, whereas severity of hearing loss based on parent-report had no significant association with either mental health or QoL. These results are in line with other studies and emphasise the need to follow up on (D)HH children's mental health, QoL and communication.
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- Chris Margaret Aanondsen
- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare (RKBU Central Norway), Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, RKBU Midt-Norge, NTNU Postboks 8905 MTFS, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
- Unit for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children and Adolescents in Central Norway, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare (RKBU Central Norway), Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, RKBU Midt-Norge, NTNU Postboks 8905 MTFS, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare (RKBU Central Norway), Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, RKBU Midt-Norge, NTNU Postboks 8905 MTFS, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare (RKBU Central Norway), Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, RKBU Midt-Norge, NTNU Postboks 8905 MTFS, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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Wang J, Lange K, Sung V, Morgan A, Saffery R, Wake M. Association of Polygenic Risk Scores for Hearing Difficulty in Older Adults With Hearing Loss in Mid-Childhood and Midlife: A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study Within the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 149:204-211. [PMID: 36701147 PMCID: PMC9880866 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.4466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Importance Although more than 200 genes have been associated with monogenic congenital hearing loss, the polygenic contribution to hearing decline across the life course remains largely unknown. Objective To examine the association of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for self-reported hearing difficulty among adults (40-69 years) with measured hearing and speech reception abilities in mid-childhood and early midlife. Design, Setting, and Participants This was a population-based cross-sectional study nested within the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children that included 1608 children and 1642 adults. Pure tone audiometry, speech reception threshold against noise, and genetic data were evaluated. Linear and logistic regressions of PRSs were conducted for hearing outcomes. Study analysis was performed from March 1 to 31, 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures Genotypes were generated from saliva or blood using global single-nucleotide polymorphisms array and PRSs derived from published genome-wide association studies of self-reported hearing difficulty (PRS1) and hearing aid use (PRS2). Hearing outcomes were continuous using the high Fletcher index (mean hearing threshold, 1, 2, and 4 kHz) and speech reception threshold (SRT); and dichotomized for bilateral hearing loss of more than 15 dB HL and abnormal SRT. Results Included in the study were 1608 children (mean [SD] age, 11.5 [0.5] years; 812 [50.5%] male children; 1365 [84.9%] European and 243[15.1%] non-European) and 1642 adults (mean [SD] age, 43.7 [5.1] years; 1442 [87.8%] female adults; 1430 [87.1%] European and 212 [12.9%] non-European individuals). In adults, both PRS1 and PRS2 were associated with hearing thresholds. For each SD increment in PRS1 and PRS2, hearing thresholds were 0.4 (95% CI, 0-0.8) decibel hearing level (dB HL) and 0.9 (95% CI, 0.5-1.2) dB HL higher on the high Fletcher index, respectively. Each SD increment in PRS increased the odds of adult hearing loss of more than 15 dB HL by 10% to 30% (OR for PRS1, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.0-1.3; OR for PRS2, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1-1.5). Similar but attenuated patterns were noted in children (OR for PRS1, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.8-1.2; OR for PRS2, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.0-1.5). Both PRSs showed minimal evidence of associations with speech reception thresholds or abnormal SRT in children or adults. Conclusions and Relevance This population-based cross-sectional study of PRSs for self-reported hearing difficulty among adults found an association with hearing ability in mid-childhood. This adds to the evidence that age-related hearing loss begins as early as the first decade of life and that polygenic inheritance may play a role together with other environmental risk factors.
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- Jing Wang
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Center for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Speech Pathology Department, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics and The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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王 秋. [The critical thoughts on diagnosis and treatment of childhood hearing loss]. LIN CHUANG ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = JOURNAL OF CLINICAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD, AND NECK SURGERY 2023; 37:161-168. [PMID: 36843511 PMCID: PMC10320674 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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With the rapid development of genomics, imaging detection, audiology technology, and gene therapy, the clinical practice of childhood hearing loss has also made significant progress. This paper summarized and analyzed the important concepts, epidemiology, hearing screening, hearing diagnosis, genetic evaluation, imaging detection and intervention strategies of pediatric hearing loss, especially the current situation and new progress, to facilitate the clinical practice of diagnosis and treatment of childhood hearing loss.
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- 秋菊 王
- 解放军总医院第六医学中心耳鼻咽喉头颈外科医学部耳鼻咽喉内科 耳鼻咽喉研究所 国家耳鼻咽喉疾病临床医学研究中心(北京,100048)Department of Audiology and Vestibular Medicine, Institute of Otolaryngology, Senior Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, Beijing, 100048, China
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Marin-Marín DF. Tamizaje auditivo neonatal: Guía para el diagnóstico temprano. REVISTA PERUANA DE INVESTIGACIÓN MATERNO PERINATAL 2023. [DOI: 10.33421/inmp.2022311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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La hipoacusia neurosensorial congénita es una de las patologías más frecuentes del recién nacido. Para realizar el diagnóstico y la detección temprana de dicha patología en la población pediátrica se requiere de exámenes audiológicos especializados como las emisiones otoacústicas y los potenciales evocados auditivos. Por ello, es importante tener una guía para identificar y detectar aquellos pacientes con sospecha de hipoacusia neurosensorial congénita.
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Joshi B D, Ramkumar V, Nair LS, Kuper H. Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programmes for infants and young children in low-income and middle-income countries in Asia: a systematic review. BMJ Paediatr Open 2023; 7:10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001752. [PMID: 36720503 PMCID: PMC9890799 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) measures initiated in high-income countries (HICs) were attempted in low-income and middle-income countries (L&MICs). However, information regarding the models of EHDI, context-specific adaptations made to strategies and outcomes are not known. AIMS The aims of this systematic review were to identify the various models of EHDI used in Asian L&MICs in the published scientific literature and to describe their efficacy and validity. METHODS The studies were eligible if the programme was from Asian L&MICs, implemented for children below 6 years of age and published between 2010 and 2021. Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOHost and EBSCO-CINAHL were used to find articles. Data were extracted from each selected article, and the risk of bias was assessed. The search results were summarised using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow diagram. For primary outcomes, narrative synthesis was used, and forest plots were generated for secondary outcomes. RESULTS In all, 82 studies were included, and these studies were divided into two categories: newborn and infant screening programmes and screening programmes for older children. Predominantly, a two-stage objective otoacoustic emission (Distortion Product/Transient Evoked) or automated auditory brainstem response screening, followed by a detailed auditory brainstem response to confirm the hearing loss, was used in newborn and infant screening programmes. Audiologists were the most frequent screening personnel. Screening of older children was mostly done by otolaryngologists, school instructors and nurses. They performed a single-stage pure tone audiometry screening followed by a detailed examination. CONCLUSION The screening tools and protocols used were similar to those used in HICs. However, no uniform protocols were followed within each country. Long-term viability of EHDI programmes was not known as there was limited information on impact outcomes such as cost-benefit. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42021240341.
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- Deepashree Joshi B
- Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.,Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London, UK
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Audiological Evidence of Frequent Hereditary Mild, Moderate and Moderate-to-Severe Hearing Loss. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12111843. [PMID: 36579563 PMCID: PMC9698638 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12111843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Congenital and early onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is mainly caused by mutations in numerous genes. The introduction of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) has increased the number of infants with mild, moderate, and moderate-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) detected in the first year of life. We aimed to evaluate the audiological features in patients with mild, moderate, and moderate-to-severe SNHL according to genotype. Audiological and genetic data were analyzed for 251 patients and their relatives with congenital bilateral mild, moderate, and moderate-to-severe SNHL. Hearing loss severity, audiogram profile, interaural symmetry, and dynamics of hearing thresholds were analyzed. In this case, 165 patients had GJB2 gene mutations, 30 patients were identified with STRC mutations, and 16 patients had pathogenic or likely pathogenic USH2A mutations. The presence of at least one GJB2 non-truncating variant in genotype led to less severe hearing impairment. The flat and gently sloping audiogram profiles were mostly revealed in all groups. The follow-up revealed the stability of hearing thresholds. GJB2, STRC, and USH2A pathogenic variants were detected in most patients in our cohort and were congenital in most cases.
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Edmond K, Chadha S, Hunnicutt C, Strobel N, Manchaiah V, Yoshinga-Itano C. Effectiveness of universal newborn hearing screening: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Glob Health 2022; 12:12006. [PMID: 36259421 PMCID: PMC9579831 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.12006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Permanent bilateral hearing loss (PBHL) is a serious condition in newborns, with a prevalence of at least one per 1000 live births. However, there has been no recent systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of universal newborn hearing screening programs (UNHS). Methods We registered our study protocol on PROSPERO CRD42020175451. Primary outcomes were any identification of PBHL (ie, PBHL diagnosed at any time), age of identification of PBHL, and neurodevelopment. Two reviewers searched standard databases to March 2022 and extracted data. We used fixed and random effects meta-analysis to pool data and graded the certainty of evidence using standard methods. Results The search retrieved 2834 records. We identified five studies reporting on the effects of UNHS vs no UNHS in 1 023 610 newborns. The relative risk of being identified with PBHL before nine months in infants with UNHS compared to infants without UNHS was 3.28 (95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.84, 5.85, one study, 1 023 497 newborns, low certainty evidence). The mean difference in the age of identification of PBHL in infants with UNHS compared to infants without UNHS was 13.2 months earlier (95% CI = -26.3, -0.01, two studies, 197 newborns, very low certainty evidence). The relative risk of infants eventually being identified with PBHL in infants with UNHS compared to infants without UNHS was 1.01 (95% CI = 0.89, 1.14, three studies, 1 023 497 newborns, low certainty evidence). At the latest follow-up at 3-8 years, the standardised mean difference (SMD) in receptive language development between infants with UNHS compared to infants without UNHS was 0.60 z scores (95% CI = 0.07, 1.13, one study, 101 children, low certainty evidence) and the mean difference in developmental quotients was 7.72 (95% CI = -0.03, 15.47, three studies, 334 children, very low certainty evidence). The SMD in expressive language development was 0.39 z scores (95% CI = -0.20, 0.97, one study, 87 children, low certainty evidence) and the mean difference in developmental quotients was 10.10 scores (95% CI = 1.47, 18.73, 3 studies, 334 children, very low certainty evidence). Conclusions UNHS programs result in earlier identification of PBHL and may improve neurodevelopment. UNHS should be implemented across high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Registration PROSPERO (CRD42020175451).
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, USA,University of Colorado Hospital, Colorado, USA,University of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Samanth R, Shenoy V, Sreedharan S, Ravi R, Kudlu K, Bajpai S, Dhawan S. Effect of Preeclampsia and Gestational diabetes mellitus on Neonatal Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions: A Tertiary Care Center Study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2022:34894221126259. [PMID: 36200796 DOI: 10.1177/00034894221126259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for cochlear damage and sensorineural hearing impairment in infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS Longitudinal study was conducted in 2 tertiary referral centers. 1068 neonates were included, who were born to preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, and healthy mothers. The hearing evaluation was done using DPOAE on day 2 and for those who failed the initial DPOAE on day 2, underwent repeat DPOAE on day 15, ABR was done on day 30 if repeat DPOAE was Refer. The results were compared between the groups and analyzed. RESULTS On initial DPOAE, bilateral ear absent DPOAE rates were 19.5%, 15.8%, and 3.5% among preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), control groups respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P < .001). Also it was noted that absent DPOAE was significantly high at low and mid frequencies (1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in bilateral ear. However the difference in repeat DPOAE among the groups were not significant (Right ear P = .17, Left ear P = .31). Infants who failed repeat DPOAE test underwent ABR test in which 3 of GDM group, 2 infants of preeclampsia group and 1 infant of control group had absent ABR test. CONCLUSION This study reveals that GDM and preeclampsia showed remarkable association of hearing loss at lower and mid frequencies which was transient. The prevalence of absent DPOAE was corresponding to the severity of the maternal conditions under the study.
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- Rakshitha Samanth
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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De Luca LM, Malesci R, Gallus R, Melis A, Palmas S, Degni E, Crescio C, Piras ML, Arca Sedda MF, Canu GM, Rizzo D, Olzai MG, Dessole S, Sotgiu G, Fetoni AR, Bussu F. Audiological Risk Factors, Referral Rates and Dropouts: 9 Years of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in North Sardinia. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:children9091362. [PMID: 36138671 PMCID: PMC9497641 DOI: 10.3390/children9091362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Background: Objectives of the present work were to analyze the prevalence of hearing loss in our population of screened newborns during the first 9 years of the universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program at University Hospital Sassari (Italy) (AOU Sassari), to analyze the risk factors involved, and to analyze our effectiveness in terms of referral rates and dropout rates. Methods: Monocentric retrospective study whose target population included all the newborns born or referred to our hospital between 2011 and 2019. Results: From 2011 to 2019, a total of 11,688 babies were enrolled in our screening program. In total, 3.9‱ of wellborn babies and 3.58% of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) babies had some degree of hearing loss. The most frequently observed risk factors among non-NICU babies were family history of hearing loss (3.34%) and craniofacial anomalies (0.16%), among NICU babies were low birth weight (54.91%) and prematurity (24.33%). In the multivariate analysis, family history of hearing loss (p < 0.001), NICU (p < 0.001), craniofacial anomalies (p < 0.001), low birth weight (<1500 g) (p = 0.04) and HIV (p = 0.03) were confirmed as risk factors. Conclusions: Our data are largely consistent with the literature and most results were expected, one relevant exception being the possible role of NICU as a confounding factor and the limited number of risk factors confirmed in the multivariate analysis.
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- Laura Maria De Luca
- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Audiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, Federico II University, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Otolaryngology, Mater Olbia Hospital, 07026 Olbia, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-3284867021
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
- Otolaryngology Division, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Gynecologic and Obstetric Clinic, Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Audiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, Federico II University, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, 07100 Sassari, Italy
- Otolaryngology Division, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Stewart HJ, Cash EK, Pinkl J, Nakeva von Mentzer C, Lin L, Hunter LL, Moore DR. Adaptive Hearing Aid Benefit in Children With Mild/Moderate Hearing Loss: A Registered, Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial. Ear Hear 2022; 43:1402-1415. [PMID: 35758427 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We completed a registered double-blind randomized control trial to compare acclimatization to two hearing aid fitting algorithms by experienced pediatric hearing aid users with mild to moderate hearing loss. We hypothesized that extended use (up to 13 months) of an adaptive algorithm with integrated directionality and noise reduction, OpenSound Navigator (OSN), would result in improved performance on auditory, cognitive, academic, and caregiver- or self-report measures compared with a control, omnidirectional algorithm (OMNI). DESIGN Forty children aged 6 to 13 years with mild to moderate/severe symmetric sensorineural hearing loss completed this study. They were all experienced hearing aid users and were recruited through the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Audiology. The children were divided into 20 pairs based on similarity of age (within 1 year) and hearing loss (level and configuration). Individuals from each pair were randomly assigned to either an OSN (experimental) or OMNI (control) fitting algorithm group. Each child completed an audiology evaluation, hearing aid fitting using physically identical Oticon OPN hearing aids, follow-up audiological appointment, and 2 research visits up to 13 months apart. Research visit outcome measures covered speech perception (in quiet and in noise), novel grammar and word learning, cognition, academic ability, and caregiver report of listening behaviors. Analysis of outcome differences between visits, groups, ages, conditions and their interactions used linear mixed models. Between 22 and 39 children provided useable data for each task. RESULTS Children using the experimental (OSN) algorithm did not show any significant performance differences on the outcome measures compared with those using the control (OMNI) algorithm. Overall performance of all children in the study increased across the duration of the trial on word repetition in noise, sentence repetition in quiet, and caregivers' assessment of hearing ability. There was a significant negative relationship between age at first hearing aid use, final Reading and Mathematical ability, and caregiver rated speech hearing. A significant positive relationship was found between daily hearing aid use and study-long change in performance on the Flanker test of inhibitory control and attention. Logged daily use of hearing aids related to caregiver rated spatial hearing. All results controlled for age at testing/evaluation and false discovery rate. CONCLUSIONS Use of the experimental (OSN) algorithm neither enhanced nor reduced performance on auditory, cognitive, academic or caregiver report measures compared with the control (OMNI) algorithm. However, prolonged hearing aid use led to benefits in hearing, academic skills, attention, and caregiver evaluation.
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- Hannah J Stewart
- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Research and Development, Gateway Biotechnology Inc., Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Unit for SLP, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Research in Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Research in Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Research in Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Audiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Research in Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Kingsbury S, Khvalabov N, Stirn J, Held C, Fleckenstein SM, Hendrickson K, Walker EA. Barriers to Equity in Pediatric Hearing Health Care: A Review of the Evidence. PERSPECTIVES OF THE ASHA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS 2022; 7:1060-1071. [PMID: 36275486 PMCID: PMC9585532 DOI: 10.1044/2021_persp-21-00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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PURPOSE We review the evidence regarding barriers to hearing health care for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. BACKGROUND There are considerable data to suggest that hearing health care disparities constitute a major factor in loss to follow-up or documentation for children going through the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention process. Families are affected by a combination of factors underlying these disparities, resulting in delayed care and suboptimal developmental outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. CONCLUSIONS To address the socioeconomic, cultural, and linguistic inequities seen in the diagnosis and management of childhood hearing loss, pediatric audiologists and speech-language pathologists have a responsibility to provide culturally responsive practice to their individual clients and their families, as well as advocate for substantive changes at the policy level that impact their clients' daily lives.
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- Sarah Kingsbury
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
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Predictors of Early Language Outcomes in Children with Connexin 26 Hearing Loss across Three Countries. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9070990. [PMID: 35883974 PMCID: PMC9324687 DOI: 10.3390/children9070990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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GJB2-associated hearing loss (GJB2-HL) is the most common genetic cause of hearing loss in children. However, little is known about the clinical characteristics and early language outcomes in population-oriented samples including children with different degrees of hearing loss. Insight into these characteristics are relevant for the counselling of parents. Our sample consisted of 66 children at approximately 2 years of age (17–32 months) with bilateral hearing loss due to GJB2 from three population-based cohorts in Austria, Australia and the Netherlands. Predictors of early vocabulary, including demographic, audiological, genetic and intervention variables and the role of medical comorbidities and nonverbal cognition were examined. The vocabulary scores of children with GJB2-HL were approximately 0.7 standard deviations (SDs) below the norms of children with typical hearing. Age at access to family-centered early intervention and first-born position among siblings predicted language outcomes, whereas the degree of hearing loss and genetic subtype were not significantly correlated with expressive vocabulary. In children with GJB2-HL, early access to family-centered early intervention significantly affected language outcomes at the age of two.
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van der Zee RB, Dirks E. Diversity of Child and Family Characteristics of Children with Hearing Loss in Family-Centered Early Intervention in The Netherlands. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11082074. [PMID: 35456166 PMCID: PMC9029621 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11082074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: Family-centered early intervention (FCEI) for children with hearing loss (HL) supports caregivers to promote their children’s language development. To provide FCEI services that are relevant and accessible to meet diverse needs, insight into the characteristics of children with HL is important. In the current study, various characteristics of children with HL and intervention-related factors are examined in relation to spoken language outcomes. Methods: Child and family characteristics, language outcomes and data on intervention were extracted from FCEI records for 83 children. Family involvement ratings were obtained from EI providers. Relations between characteristics, intervention, family involvement and language outcomes were analyzed and predictors for children’s language outcomes were investigated. Results: The characteristics of children with HL in FCEI are very diverse. Family involvement and the occurrence of additional disabilities were predictive for children’s receptive and expressive language abilities; the start of FCEI was not. Maternal education was predictive for expressive language outcomes only. Conclusions: The current study showed the diversity in characteristics of children with HL and their families in the degree of HL, etiology, cultural background, home language, family involvement and additional disabilities. We conclude that ’one size does not fit all’, and FCEI programs should acknowledge the unique strengths and challenges of every individual family.
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- Rosanne B. van der Zee
- The Dutch Foundation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child (NSDSK), 1073 GX Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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- The Dutch Foundation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child (NSDSK), 1073 GX Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
- Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Understanding the Impact of Child, Intervention, and Family Factors on Developmental Trajectories of Children with Hearing Loss at Preschool Age: Design of the AChild Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11061508. [PMID: 35329833 PMCID: PMC8955731 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Children with hearing loss and their families represent a large variety with regard to their auditory, medical, psychological, and family resource characteristics. Despite recent advances, developmental outcomes are still below average, with a significant proportion of variety remaining unexplained. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies including the whole diversity of children with hearing loss. The AChild study (Austrian Children with Hearing Impairment—Longitudinal Databank) uses an epidemiological longitudinal design including all children living in Upper and Lower Austria with a permanent uni- or bilateral hearing loss below the age of 6 years, irrespective of additional disabilities, family language, and family resources. The demographic characteristics of the first 126 children enrolled in the study showed that about half of the children are either children with additional disabilities (31%) and/or children not growing up with the majority language (31.7%) that are usually excluded from comprehensive longitudinal studies. AChild aims for a characterization of the total population of young children with hearing loss including developmental outcomes. Another goal is the identification of early predictors of developmental trajectories and family outcomes. In addition to child-related predictors the examination of family–child transactions malleable by family-centred early intervention is of particular interest. The study is designed as participatory including parent representation atall stages. Measures have been chosen, following other large population-based studies in order to gain comparability and to ensure international data pooling.
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Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Dutch Newborns; Results of the Nationwide Well-Baby Newborn Hearing Screening Program. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12042035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Background: Few studies report prevalence rates of hearing loss in newborns for nationwide populations. The Dutch well-baby newborn hearing screening covers almost all eligible children and has high participation rates for follow-up screening rounds and diagnosis. This allows calculating reliable prevalence rates of permanent neonatal hearing loss specified by severity. Methods: Results from the well-baby newborn hearing screening program and diagnostic follow-up of referred children from 2015 to 2019 were included in calculating prevalence rates. Hearing loss was classified according to the degree of severity. Results: A total of 99.7% of 833,318 children eligible for screening were included. A total of 0.3% were referred for audiological diagnostics. Permanent bilateral hearing loss of ≥40 dB was diagnosed in 23.7% of them and unilateral hearing loss in 14.4%. A prevalence rate of 1.23 per 1000 children was found, 0.46 for unilateral hearing loss and 0.76 for bilateral hearing loss. Moderate hearing loss is most common in children with bilateral hearing loss (0.47), followed by profound (0.21) and severe (0.06) hearing loss. In children with unilateral hearing loss, prevalence rates are the highest for profound hearing loss (0.21), followed by moderate (0.16) and severe (0.09) hearing loss. A total of 87.5% of the children were diagnosed within the age of 3 months. Conclusions: Because of the high quality of the Dutch well-baby hearing screening program, reported results approximate true prevalence rates of permanent hearing loss by severity.
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Afshar PJ, Afsharmanesh J, Eslahi M, Sheikhbardsiri H, Moghadam MN. Determination risk factors for severe and profound hearing loss in child candidates for cochlear implantation in southeast of Iran during 2014-2020. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:62. [PMID: 35081923 PMCID: PMC8790873 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03124-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Hearing loss can have a major impact on children’s language development, academic success and hearing comprehension. The aim of the present study was to determinate risk factors for severe and profound hearing loss in child candidates for cochlear implantation in southeast of Iran during 2014–2020. Materials and methods This case-control study consisted of 400 children referring to a cochlear implant center (in southeastern Iran) from Bandar Abbas, Zahedan and Kerman during the years 2014–2020 as cases. The subjects were selected using the random sampling method; 200 children hospitalized in Shafa and Afzalipour hospitals were selected as controls. Results Based on the results of the multivariate logistic regression, weight less than 1500 g (OR = 4.40: p < 0.05), hospitalization in NICU (OR = 7.21: p < 0.05), family history of hearing loss (OR = 11.47: p < 0.05), Gestational age over 35 (OR = 9.63: p < 0.05), intracranial hemorrhage (OR = 5.18: p < 0.05), consanguineous marriage (OR = 12.48: p < 0.05) and high fever and seizures (OR = 3.02: p < 0.05) were recognized as risk factors for sensorineural deafness in children. Conclusion Most of the risk factors for deafness are preventable, and hereditary factors play an important role in congenital deafness in children. Therefore, genetic counseling before consanguineous marriage, early diagnosis, timely intervention can prevent many cases of hearing loss in children.
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- Parya Jangipour Afshar
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Health in Disasters and Emergencies Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Health in Disasters and Emergencies Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Neumann K, Mathmann P, Chadha S, Euler HA, White KR. Newborn Hearing Screening Benefits Children, but Global Disparities Persist. J Clin Med 2022; 11:271. [PMID: 35012010 PMCID: PMC8746089 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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There is substantial evidence that newborn hearing screening (NHS) reduces the negative sequelae of permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) if performed in programs that aim to screen all newborns in a region or nation (often referred to as Universal Newborn Hearing Screening or UNHS). The World Health Organization (WHO) has called in two resolutions for the implementation of such programs and for the collection of large-scale data. To assess the global status of NHS programs we surveyed individuals potentially involved with newborn and infant hearing screening (NIHS) in 196 countries/territories (in the following text referred to as countries). Replies were returned from 158 countries. The results indicated that 38% of the world's newborns and infants had no or minimal hearing screening and 33% screened at least 85% of the babies (hereafter referred to as UNHS). Hearing screening programs varied considerably in quality, data acquisition, and accessibility of services for children with PCHL. In this article, we summarize the main results of the survey in the context of several recent WHO publications, particularly the World Report on Hearing, which defined advances in the implementation of NHS programs in the Member States as one of three key indicators of worldwide progress in ear and hearing care (EHC).
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- Katrin Neumann
- Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; (P.M.); (H.A.E.)
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- Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; (P.M.); (H.A.E.)
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- Blindness Deafness Prevention, Disability and Rehabilitation Unit, Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland;
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- Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; (P.M.); (H.A.E.)
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- National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA;
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Duan M, Xie W, Persson L, Hellstrom S, Uhlén I. Postnatal hearing loss: a study of children who passed neonatal TEOAE hearing screening bilaterally. Acta Otolaryngol 2022; 142:61-66. [PMID: 34970944 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2021.2017476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) contributes to the early diagnosis of hearing loss. However, not all permanent pediatric hearing impairments can be identified by UNHS. AIMS/OBJECTIVE To investigate children who have successfully passed the UNHS, but have later-onset hearing loss at an early stage. METHODS UNHS of children, was reviewed retrospectively from databases at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Gender, age, the reason for contact, the first contact and the most recent audiogram, the hearing diagnosis, the degree of hearing loss when they were enrolled in hearing rehabilitation, and the hearing aids they used were analysed. RESULTS 63 children who had passed the UNHS at birth and were diagnosed with a hearing impairment at a later stage were included in the study. The average age was 3.3 and 3.9 years old when the children were diagnosed and were finally enrolled in the hearing habilitation, respectively. The reasons for diagnostic evaluation of a suspected hearing loss at present study are preschool hearing tests at the Child Health Care Centres, parents suspect, and/or delayed speech and language development. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Our findings suggest that a passed UNHS does not exclude a future delayed onset of hearing loss, particularly in children with risk factors.
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- Maoli Duan
- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck & Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck & Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck & Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck & Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck & Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Van den Borre E, Denys S, Zupan L, de Laat JAPM, Božanić Urbančič N, van Wieringen A, Wouters J. Language-Independent Hearing Screening - Increasing the Feasibility of a Hearing Screening Self-Test at School-Entry. Trends Hear 2022; 26:23312165221122587. [PMID: 36114643 PMCID: PMC9486290 DOI: 10.1177/23312165221122587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A tablet-based language-independent self-test involving the recognition of
ecological sounds in background noise, the Sound Ear Check (SEC), was adapted to
make it feasible for young children. Two experiments were conducted. The first
experiment investigated the SEC‘s feasibility, as well as its sensitivity and
specificity for detecting childhood hearing loss with a monaural adaptive test
procedure. In the second experiment, the SEC sounds, noise, and test format were
adapted based on the findings of the first experiment. The adaptations were
combined with three test procedures, one similar to the one used in Experiment
1, one presenting the sounds dichotically in diotic noise, and one presenting
all the sounds with a fixed signal-to-noise ratio and a stopping rule. Results
in young children show high sensitivity and specificity to detect different
grades of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss (70–90%). When using an
adaptive, monaural procedure, the test duration was approximately 6 min, and 17%
of the results obtained were unreliable. Adaptive staircase analyses showed that
the unreliable results probably occur due to attention/motivation loss. The test
duration could be reduced to 3-4 min with adapted test formats without
decreasing the test-retest reliability. The unreliable test results could be
reduced from 17% to as low as 5%. However, dichotic presentation requires longer
training, reducing the dichotic test format‘s feasibility.
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- Elien Van den Borre
- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, 26657KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, 26657KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of ear, nose, and throat, 59057General Hospital Celje, Celje, Slovenia
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- Department of Audiology (ear, nose, and throat), 4501Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, 37664University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, 26657KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group ExpORL, 26657KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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An Economic Evaluation of Australia's Newborn Hearing Screening Program: A Within-Study Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Ear Hear 2021; 43:972-983. [PMID: 34772837 PMCID: PMC9275830 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent congenital disorders among children. Many countries have implemented universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) for the early diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. Despite widespread implementation, the value for money of UNHS is unclear due to lack of cost and outcomes data from rigorous study designs. The objective of this research is to conduct a within-study cost-effectiveness analysis of UNHS compared with targeted screening (targeting children with risk factors of hearing loss) from the Australian healthcare system perspective. This evaluation is the first economic evaluation to assess the cost-effectiveness of UNHS compared to targeted screening using real-world data from a natural experiment. DESIGN The evaluation assumed the Australian healthcare system perspective and considered a time horizon of 5 years. Utilities were estimated using responses to the Health Utilities Index Mark III. Screening costs were estimated based on the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program. Ongoing costs were estimated based on administrative data, while external data sources were used to estimate costs related to hearing services. Missing data were handled using the multiple imputation method. Outcome measures included quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and four language and communication-related outcomes: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability, Progressive Achievement Test, and comprehensive, expressive, and total language scores based on the Preschool Language Scale. RESULTS On average, the UNHS cost an extra Australian dollar (A$)22,000 per diagnosed child and was associated with 0.45 more QALYs per diagnosed child compared with targeted screening to 5 years, resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of A$48,000 per QALY gained. The ICERs for language outcomes lay between A$3,900 (for expressive language score) and A$83,500 per one-point improvement in language score (for Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability). UNHS had a 69% probability of being more cost-effective compared to targeted screening at a willingness to pay threshold of A$60,000 per QALY gained. ICERs were most sensitive to the screening costs. CONCLUSIONS The evaluation demonstrated the usefulness of a within-study economic evaluation to understand the value for money of the UNHS program in the Australian context. Findings from this evaluation suggested that screening costs were the key driver of cost-effectiveness results. Most outcomes were not significantly different between UNHS and targeted screening groups. The ICER may be overestimated due to the short follow-up period. Further research is warranted to include long-term resource use and outcome data, late diagnosis, transition and remission between severity levels, and timing of diagnosis and treatment.
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Vos B, Noll D, Whittingham J, Pigeon M, Bagatto M, Fitzpatrick EM. Cytomegalovirus-A Risk Factor for Childhood Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review. Ear Hear 2021; 42:1447-1461. [PMID: 33928914 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Permanent hearing loss is an important public health issue in children with consequences for language, social, and academic functioning. Early hearing detection, intervention, and monitoring are important in mitigating the impact of permanent childhood hearing loss. Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of hearing loss. The purpose of this review was to synthesize the evidence on the association between CMV infection and permanent childhood hearing loss. DESIGN We performed a systematic review and examined scientific literature from the following databases: MEDLINE, Ovid MEDLINE(R) Daily and Ovid MEDLINE(R), Embase, and CINAHL. The primary outcome was permanent bilateral or unilateral hearing loss with congenital onset or onset during childhood (birth to 18 years). The secondary outcome was progressive hearing loss. We included studies reporting data on CMV infection. Randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, nonrandomized comparative and noncomparative studies, and case series were considered. Data were extracted and the quality of individual studies was assessed with the Qualitative Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies (McMaster University). The quality and strength of the evidence were graded using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). A narrative synthesis was completed. RESULTS Sixty-five articles were included in the review. Prevalence of hearing loss at birth was over 33% among symptomatic CMV-infected newborns and less than 15% in asymptomatic infections. This difference in prevalence was maintained during childhood with more than 40% prevalence reported for symptomatic and less than 30% for asymptomatic CMV. Late-onset and progressive hearing loss appear to be characteristic of congenital CMV infections. Definitions of hearing loss, degree of loss, and reporting of laterality varied across studies. All degrees and both bilateral and unilateral loss were reported, regardless of symptomatic and asymptomatic status at birth, and no conclusions about the characteristics of hearing loss could be drawn. Various patterns of hearing loss were reported including stable, progressive, and fluctuating, and improvement in hearing (sometimes to normal hearing) was documented. These changes were reported in children with symptomatic/asymptomatic congenital CMV infection, presenting with congenital/early onset/late-onset hearing loss and in children treated and untreated with antiviral medication. CONCLUSIONS Symptomatic and asymptomatic congenital CMV infection should be considered a risk factor for hearing loss at birth and during childhood and for progressive hearing loss. Therefore, CMV should be included as a risk factor in screening and surveillance programs and be taken into account in clinical follow-up of children with hearing loss.
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- Bénédicte Vos
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the National Centre for Audiology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Overview of Medical Evaluation of Unilateral and Bilateral Hearing Loss in Children. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2021; 54:1155-1169. [PMID: 34535283 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Early identification, treatment, and medical evaluation of childhood hearing loss are essential to promoting language and social development, regardless of their age of presentation. Evaluation of hearing loss in children should prioritize reversible and treatable causes. Multiple algorithms have been established to address the changing prevalence of genetic or infectious contributions to hearing loss and include recommendations on laboratory testing, imaging, and genetic testing. Despite these recommendations, significant practice variation remains on assessing the etiology of hearing loss in children.
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Ferlito S, Maniaci A, Cocuzza S, La Mantia I, Di Mauro P, Poli G, Maiolino L, Coco S, Merlino F, Maltese M, Ragliani M, Russo M, Gulino A, Azieli C, Martines F, Galletti F, Bubbico L. Universal newborn hearing screening in the Italian Region of Sicily in 2018. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 41:356-363. [PMID: 34533539 PMCID: PMC8448180 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-n1162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Objectives We have clarified the role of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening (UNHS) for both early diagnosis and rapid treatment in order to improve the prognosis of the deaf child and reduce patient management costs. Although in Sicily UNHS has been progressively implemented, there is scarce data in the literature on this matter. Therefore, the main objective was to collect in the year 2018 the following data: number of newborns screened for hearing loss, number of infants “referred” to transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE), number of infants with pathologic auditory brainstem response (ABR) and number of infants affected by permanent hearing loss. Methods UNHS monitoring was conducted through the collection of data through a questionnaire, which was analysed evaluating the effectiveness and adherence to the screening program prepared by the Department for Health Activities and the Epidemiological Observatory (DASOE). Results In 2018, there were 40,243 newborns in Sicily. A total of 37,562 newborns were screened (93.3%). There were 1,328 “referred” infants with TEOAE (3.5%). On the 2nd level, “referred” newborns examined were 1,080 of 1,328 expected (missing 248 “refer” newborns, equal to 18.6%). The number of “referred” infants confirmed with TEOAE was 113 of 1,080, while “referred” infants confirmed with ABR were 71. On the 3rd level, 67 of 71 were infants examined: 28 infants were suffering from monolateral hearing loss (13 slight/mild, 13 moderate, 1 severe and 1 profound) and 39 from bilateral hearing loss (1slight/mild, 19 moderate, 13 severe and 7 profound). Excluding 7 infants from the NICU, 60 of 37,562 infants had hearing loss (1.5%). Conclusions The monitoring of the UNHS in Sicily has allowed obtaining the data of individual centres, absent in the literature to date, to verify the effectiveness of the screening, according to JCIH criteria, to highlight some criticalities and, finally, to propose possible solutions.
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- Salvatore Ferlito
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia," ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Adult and Development Age Human Pathology "Gaetano Barresi", ENT Section, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Adult and Development Age Human Pathology "Gaetano Barresi", ENT Section, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Neurosensorial Disability Research, INAPP/ Italian Institute of Social Medicine, Rome, Italy
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Sapp C, Stirn J, O'Hollearn T, Walker EA. Expanding the Role of Educational Audiologists After a Failed Newborn Hearing Screening: A Quality Improvement Study. Am J Audiol 2021; 30:631-641. [PMID: 34269595 DOI: 10.1044/2021_aja-21-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Lack of timely and proximal access to diagnostic hearing evaluation using auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing hampers the effectiveness of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs in the United States. This study measured the impact of a state-based quality-improvement (QI) project that provided diagnostic ABR equipment and training to educational audiologists distributed throughout Iowa in regional special education centers. Method We used de-identified administrative data generated by the state EHDI program to analyze markers of access to early hearing health care for infants in a preproject condition ("Baseline") compared to the implementation of diagnostic ABRs at the regional special education centers ("QI Project"). Results Our findings revealed that the QI Project was associated with improvements in timeliness of first hearing evaluation, distance traveled for first hearing evaluation, and likelihood of receiving on-guideline audiology care during the first hearing evaluation. Conclusions Following the onset of the QI Project, infants and their families had greater access to initial hearing evaluation after failed newborn hearing screening. This improvement could have cascading effects on timeliness of later intervention among those with confirmed permanent childhood hearing loss.
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- Caitlin Sapp
- University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill
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Development and Implementation of a Low-Cost Tracking System after Newborn Hearing Screening in Upper Austria: Lessons Learned from the Perspective of an Early Intervention Provider. CHILDREN-BASEL 2021; 8:children8090743. [PMID: 34572175 PMCID: PMC8472211 DOI: 10.3390/children8090743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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More than one decade after the introduction of newborn hearing screening in Upper Austria, most children were still older than 6 months at enrolment in early intervention. In this study, under the guidance of health authorities, a revised screening and tracking protocol was developed by a network of early intervention providers and representatives of ENT, obstetrics, and pediatrics, including screening professionals and parents of children with hearing loss. Critical process indicators following internationally recommended benchmarks were defined and collected annually by the health authorities. Due to data protection issues, the data collection system was not personalized. Regular network meetings, case-oriented meetings, and screener training sessions were held. As a result, even without additional costs and within the legal constraints related to data protection in Austria, the proportion of children enrolled in early intervention before 6 months of age was significantly increased from 26% to 81% in two representative birth cohorts before and after the introduction of the new protocol, respectively. The coverage for bilateral screening increased from 91.4 to 97.6% of the total number of births.
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Cai L, Liu Y, Xu Y, Yang H, Lv L, Li Y, Chen Q, Lin X, Yang Y, Hu G, Zheng G, Zhou J, Qian Q, Xu MA, Fang J, Ding J, Chen W, Gao J. Multi-Center in-Depth Screening of Neonatal Deafness Genes: Zhejiang, China. Front Genet 2021; 12:637096. [PMID: 34276761 PMCID: PMC8282931 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.637096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose The conventional genetic screening for deafness involves 9-20 variants from four genes. This study expands screening to analyze the mutation types and frequency of hereditary deafness genes in Zhejiang, China, and explore the significance of in-depth deafness genetic screening in newborns. Methods This was a multi-centre study conducted in 5,120 newborns from 12 major hospitals in the East-West (including mountains and islands) of Zhejiang Province. Concurrent hearing and genetic screening was performed. For genetic testing, 159 variants of 22 genes were screened, including CDH23, COL11A1, DFNA5, DFNB59, DSPP, GJB2, GJB3, KCNJ10, MT-RNR1, MT-TL1, MT-TS1, MYO15A, MYO7A, OTOF, PCDH15, SLC26A4, SOX10, TCOF1, TMC1, USH1G, WFS1, and WHRN using next-generation sequencing. Newborns who failed to have genetic mutations or hearing screening were diagnosed audiologically at the age of 6 months. Results A total of 4,893 newborns (95.57%) have passed the initial hearing screening, and 7 (0.14%) have failed in repeated screening. Of these, 446 (8.71%) newborns carried at least one genetic deafness-associated variant. High-risk pathogenic variants were found in 11 newborns (0.21%) (nine homozygotes and two compound heterozygotes), and eight of these infants have passed the hearing screening. The frequency of mutations in GJB2, GJB3, SLC26A4, 12SrRNA, and TMC1 was 5.43%, 0.59%, 1.91%, 0.98%, and 0.02%, respectively. The positive rate of in-depth screening was significantly increased when compared with 20 variants in four genes of traditional testing, wherein GJB2 was increased by 97.2%, SLC26A4 by 21% and MT-RNR1 by 150%. The most common mutation variants were GJB2c.235delC and SLC26A4c.919-2A > G, followed by GJB2c.299_300delAT. Homoplasmic mutation in MT-RNR1 was the most common, including m.1555A > G, m.961T > C, m.1095T > C. All these infants have passed routine hearing screening. The positive rate of MT-RNR1 mutation was significantly higher in newborns with high-risk factors of maternal pregnancy. Conclusion The positive rate of deafness gene mutations in the Zhejiang region is higher than that of the database, mainly in GJB2c.235delC, SLC26A4 c.919-2A > G, and m.1555A > G variants. The expanded genetic screening in the detection rate of diseasecausing variants was significantly improved. It is helpful in identifying high-risk children for follow-up intervention.
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- Luhang Cai
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jiangshan People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fenghua People's Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaihua People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhoushan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ruian People's Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shengzhou People's Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sanmen People's Hospital, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zhejiang Xin'an International Hospital, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Linhai First People's Hospital, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China
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Yoshinaga-Itano C, Manchaiah V, Hunnicutt C. Outcomes of Universal Newborn Screening Programs: Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2021; 10:2784. [PMID: 34202909 PMCID: PMC8268039 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10132784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This systematic review examined the outcomes (age of identification and intervention, developmental outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and adverse effects on parents) of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) for children with permanent congenital hearing loss (PCHL). MATERIALS AND METHODS Multiple electronic databases were interrogated in March and April 2020 with further reports identified from article citations and unpublished literature. UNHS reports in English with comparisons of outcomes of infants who were not screened, and infants identified through other hearing screening programs. RESULTS 30 eligible reports from 14 populations with 7,325,138 infants screened through UNHS from 1616 non-duplicate references were included. UNHS results in a lower age of identification, amplification, and the initiation of early intervention services and better language/literacy development. Better speech perception/production were shown in younger, but not in older, children with early identification after UNHS. No significant findings were found for behavior problems and quality of life. UNHS was found to be cost-effective in terms of savings to society. In addition, no significant parental harm was noted as a result of UNHS. CONCLUSIONS In highly developed countries, significantly better outcomes were found for children identified early through UNHS programs. Early language development predicts later literacy and language development.
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA;
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 594, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;
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Seguya A, Bajunirwe F, Kakande E, Nakku D. Feasibility of establishing an infant hearing screening program and measuring hearing loss among infants at a regional referral hospital in south western Uganda. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253305. [PMID: 34138954 PMCID: PMC8211292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction Despite the high burden of hearing loss (HL) globaly, most countries in resource limited settings lack infant hearing screening programs(IHS) for early HL detection. We examined the feasibility of establishing an IHS program in this setting, and in this pilot program measured the prevalence of infant hearing loss (IHL) and described the characteristics of the infants with HL. Methods We assessed feasibility of establishing an IHS program at a regional referral hospital in south-western Uganda. We recruited infants aged 1 day to 3 months and performed a three-staged screening. At stage 1, we used Transient Evoked Oto-acoustic Emissions (TEOAEs), at stage 2 we repeated TEOAEs for infants who failed TEOAEs at stage 1 and at stage 3, we conducted Automated brainstem responses(ABRs) for those who failed stage 2. IHL was present if they failed an ABR at 35dBHL. Results We screened 401 infants, mean age was 7.2 days (SD = 7.1). 74.6% (299 of 401) passed stage 1, the rest (25.4% or 102 of 401) were referred for stage 2. Of those referred (n = 102), only 34.3% (35 of 102) returned for stage 2 screening. About 14.3% (5/35) failed the repeat TEOAEs in at least one ear. At stage 3, 80% (4 of 5) failed the ABR screening in at least one ear, while 25% (n = 1) failed the test bilaterally. Among the 334 infants that completed the staged screening, the prevalence of IHL was 4/334 or 12 per 1000. Risk factors to IHL were Newborn Special Care Unit (NSCU) admission, gentamycin or oxygen therapy and prematurity. Conclusions IHS program establishment in a resource limited setting is feasible. Preliminary data indicate a high prevalence of IHL. Targeted screening of infants at high risk may be a more realistic and sustainable initial step towards establishing IHS program s in a developing country like Uganda.
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- Amina Seguya
- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Petrou S, Khan K, Kennedy C. Bilateral Permanent Childhood Hearing Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescence. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:484. [PMID: 34200452 PMCID: PMC8228680 DOI: 10.3390/children8060484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Little is known about the impact of bilateral permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The objective of this study was to describe preference-based and non-preference based HRQoL outcomes in adolescence, from both self and proxy perspectives, amongst participants of the Hearing Outcomes Project. The Health Utilities Index Marks II (HUI2) and III (HUI3) and the PedsQLTM Version 4.0 Generic Core Scales were used to measure HRQoL based on self and parent proxy reports in 114 adolescents aged 13-19 years, 76 with bilateral PCHL and 38 with normal hearing, recruited from a population sample that was followed up from birth to adolescence. Descriptive statistics and multivariable analyses were used to estimate the relationship between severity of PCHL and HRQoL outcomes. PCHL was associated with decrements in mean multi-attribute utility score that varied between 0.078 and 0.148 for the HUI2 (p = 0.001) and between 0.205 and 0.315 for the HUI3 (p < 0.001), dependent upon the national tariff set applied and respondent group. Multivariable analyses revealed that, after controlling for clinical and sociodemographic covariates, mean HUI3 multi-attribute utility scores were significantly lower in adolescents with moderately severe, severe and profound hearing loss than in adolescents with normal hearing. Significant differences in physical functioning, social functioning, psychosocial functioning and total PedsQLTM scores were only observed when assessments by parents were relied upon, but these dissipated in the multivariable analyses. Bilateral PCHL is associated with poorer HRQoL outcomes in adolescence. Further studies conducted are needed to understand the trajectory and underpinning mechanisms of HRQoL outcomes following PCHL.
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- Stavros Petrou
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK;
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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Palma S, Ciorba A, Nascimbeni L, Pecovela M, Negossi L, Pelucchi S, Stagi P, Genovese E. Hearing Loss in Children: Clinical-Epidemiological Data from Two Different Provinces of the Same Region. Audiol Res 2021; 11:192-199. [PMID: 33922429 PMCID: PMC8167747 DOI: 10.3390/audiolres11020017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In many countries, neonatal hearing screening programs (NHS) have been available for many years; however, because of the presence of hearing loss at late onset, early hearing detection programs (EHDP) have been implemented. The aim of this study was to evaluate all cases of infantile hearing loss under the care of two different provinces of a regional health service since the introduction of NHS. METHODS Clinical data (the presence of audiological risk factors, age at which children are placed under the care of health service, entity of hearing loss, treatment, and exposure to bilingualism) were retrospectively collected during the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2018, starting from the IT management system used in all of the regional neuropsychiatric services. RESULTS In total, 124 children were included-116 cases failed the screening, 1 case had an untraceable result, and 7 cases (5.6%) had hearing screening that passed. Most of the children were placed under the care of a neuropsychiatric infantile and adolescence (NPIA) service within the first year of life. The main differences across the two provinces concerned the percentages of audiological risk factors and the number of unilateral hearing loss cases. CONCLUSION In order to plan and manage hearing rehabilitation programs for children in the best way, it is very important to know the local clinical-epidemiological features of the population.
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- Silvia Palma
- Audiology, Primary Care Unit, 41121 Modena, MO, Italy
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- ENT & Audiology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital of Ferrara, 44124 Cona, FE, Italy; (A.C.); (L.N.); (S.P.)
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service AUSL, 41121 Modena, MO, Italy; (L.N.); (M.P.); (P.S.)
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service AUSL, 41121 Modena, MO, Italy; (L.N.); (M.P.); (P.S.)
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- ENT & Audiology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital of Ferrara, 44124 Cona, FE, Italy; (A.C.); (L.N.); (S.P.)
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- ENT & Audiology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital of Ferrara, 44124 Cona, FE, Italy; (A.C.); (L.N.); (S.P.)
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service AUSL, 41121 Modena, MO, Italy; (L.N.); (M.P.); (P.S.)
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- Audiology, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, MO, Italy;
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Performance and characteristics of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Campania region (Italy) between 2013 and 2019. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 279:1221-1231. [PMID: 33768315 PMCID: PMC8897375 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-06748-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Purpose Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) in the first month of life is crucial for facilitating both early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) of significant permanent hearing impairment (PHI). In Campania region, UNHS has been introduced in 2003 by the Regional Council Resolution and started on January 2007. The aim of this paper is to update a previous article describing the performance of the program since its implementation in the period between 2013 and 2019. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study was carried at the Regional Reference Center III on 350,178 babies born in the analysis period. The paper reports the main results of overall coverage, referral rate, lost-to-follow-up rate,yield for PHI and shall determine various risk factor associations with hearing impairment Results In Campania region, 318,878 newborns were enrolled at I level, with a coverage rate of 91.06%, 301,818 (86.18%) Well Infant Nurseries (WIN) and 17,060 (5.35%) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) babies. PHI was identified in 413 children, 288 (69.73%) bilaterally and 125 (30.26%) unilaterally. The overall cumulative incidence rate of PHI was 1.29 per 1000 live-born infants (95% CI 1.17–1.42) with a quite steady tendency during the whole study period. Conclusions This study confirms the feasibility and effectiveness of UNHS in Campania region also in a setting with major socioeconomic and health organization restrictions.The program meets quality benchmarks to evaluate the progress of UNHS. Nowadays, it is possible to achieve an early diagnosis of all types of HL avoiding the consequences of hearing deprivation.
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Schickinger-Fischer B. [Early detection of unilateral connatal hearing loss via newborn hearing screening and the implementation of the SAV-concept 2017 in lower Austria and Burgenland]. Wien Med Wochenschr 2021; 172:14-19. [PMID: 33738629 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-021-00835-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies showed the benefit or even need of hearing aids or cochlear implants in children with unilateral hearing loss to improve localization abilities and speech intelligibility. Therefore, the Audiology working group of the Austrian ENT society adopted the SAV-concept in 2017 (Screening Abklärung Versorgung von konnatalen Hörstörungen - Konzeptpapier 2017 AG Audiologie) to establish methods for testing, the mode of testing both ears, the desired schedule for the screening process and the subsequent therapy. METHODS The screening data were collected via questionnaires sent to all maternity and neonatal wards in different districts by responsible persons of the Austrian ENT society. Data on the implementation of the SAV concept were evaluated retrospectively based on the responses for the regions of Lower Austria and Burgenland. RESULTS The feedback, the implementation and responsibility for the screening program in respect of method and schedule differs throughout the federal states of Austria as well as in hospitals of state health organizations. CONCLUSION Austria in comparison to other European countries is missing a central documentation and tracking system via a governmental screening coordination office as the data are not generally transferred to a common birth register. Therefore, different timetables and organization for the universal new born hearing screening in the federal states as well as in state organizations were found causing a delayed diagnosis and treatment of children with unilateral hearing loss.
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Garbaruk ES, Fedorova LA, Savenko IV, Vikhnina SM, Boboshko MY. [Childhood hearing screening: achievements, difficulties, and possible ways to improve]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 2021; 86:82-89. [PMID: 33720658 DOI: 10.17116/otorino20218601182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hearing impairment is the most common sensory impairment that is seen among adults and children. The frequency of congenital hearing loss is well-known due to implementation of newborn hearing screening. Hearing may change throughout a lifetime due to different factors and, therefore, the number of hearing impaired children increases with age. Introduction of universal newborn hearing screening has enabled earlier detection of hearing loss including unilateral and minimal disorders. Nevertheless, despite significant progress made in this field, there is still a group of hearing impairments that stay undiagnosed timely. Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders, late-onset hearing loss, low-frequency and minimal hearing impairment are sometimes missed in newborn hearing screening or they manifest later. These types of hearing disorders are covered in detail in this review as well as possible ways of increasing the effectiveness of early diagnosis.
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- E S Garbaruk
- St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Pitathawatchai P, Chaichulee S, Kirtsreesakul V. Robust machine learning method for imputing missing values in audiograms collected in children. Int J Audiol 2021; 61:66-77. [PMID: 33641573 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2021.1884909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy and reliability of a machine learning (ML) algorithm for predicting the full audiograms of hearing-impaired children relative to the common approach (CA). DESIGN Retrospective study. STUDY SAMPLE There were 206 audiograms included from 206 children with sensorineural hearing loss. Nested cross-validation was used for evaluating the performance of the CA and ML. Six audiogram prediction simulations were performed in which either one or two thresholds across 0.5-4 kHz from complete audiograms in the dataset were labelled. Missing thresholds at the remaining frequencies were then predicted using the CA and ML in each simulation. The accuracy of the ML algorithm was determined by comparing the median average absolute threshold differences between the CA and ML using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The reliability between runs of the ML was also assessed with Cronbach's alphas. RESULTS The median average absolute threshold differences in ML (5-8 dBHL) were statistically significantly lower than those in CA (6.25-10 dBHL) in all six simulations (p value < 0.05). The ML algorithm was also found to be reliable to predict the audiograms in all six simulations (α > 0.9). CONCLUSION Using the ML to predict the children's audiograms was reliable and more accurate than using the CA.
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- Pittayapon Pitathawatchai
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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Palma S, Roversi MF, Alberici MP, Negri M, Chiossi C, Berardi A, Genovese E. Newborn hearing screening programme based on an integrated hospital and community care system. Results of the first 4 years of activity. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 141:110554. [PMID: 33341716 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Since January 2012, babies born in the province of Modena, Italy, have routinely undergone hearing testing as part of a two-stage screening programme. Newborn hearing screening (NHS) has been based on an integrated hospital and community care system and this study aims to assess screening coverage, referral rates, the prevalence, type and extent of hearing loss several years into the programme. Data were collected from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015. Coverage was over 99% in all five facilities of the province. The ratio of "fails of the screening" to the total number of infants tested varied over the period from 1.2% to 0.9% in the third level facility, and from 0.8% to 0.4% in the other four. Although hearing loss was mainly associated with dysmorphic\syndromic diseases or a family history of hearing loss, some 23% of cases were identified with no known risk factors. We highlight the importance of the NHSP and the need for strong support from healthcare administrators to ensure high coverage. This is especially true since although the prevalence of hearing loss was higher among infants with audiological risk factors, several cases of hearing loss were found in newborns with no known risk factors.
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- Paediatric Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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- Paediatric Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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- Audiology, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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Chorath K, Garza L, Tarriela A, Luu N, Rajasekaran K, Moreira A. Clinical practice guidelines on newborn hearing screening: A systematic quality appraisal using the AGREE II instrument. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 141:110504. [PMID: 33229031 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Several guidelines and consensus statements have been produced and disseminated for the detection and management of newborn hearing loss. However, to date, the quality and methodologic rigor of these screening and management protocols have not been appraised. OBJECTIVE To identify and evaluate existing guidelines and consensus statements for the detection and management of neonatal hearing loss. METHODS A comprehensive search of EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, SCOPUS and grey literature sources was conducted until August 2020. The quality of these guidelines was assessed by four independent reviewers using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation, 2nd edition (AGREE II). Domain scores were considered satisfactory quality if they scored >60%, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to assess agreement among the appraisers. RESULTS Twelve guidelines were assessed for critical evaluation. Only two guidelines were classified as 'high quality', and the remaining were 'average' or 'low quality'. The 'Scope and Purpose' domain achieved the highest mean score (91.3% ± 5.8%), and lowest was 'Rigor of Development' (35.8% ± 19.1%). ICC analysis showed good to very good agreement across all domains (0.63-0.95). CONCLUSION These findings highlight the variability in methodologic quality of guidelines and consensus statement for the detection and management of neonatal hearing loss. These results may help to improve the reporting of future guidelines and guide the selection and use of these guidelines in clinical practice.
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- Kevin Chorath
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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