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Hearing impairment and its risk factors by newborn screening in north-western India

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Title
Hearing impairment and its risk factors by newborn screening in north-western India
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Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, July 2015
DOI 10.1186/s40748-015-0018-1
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Zia Ul Haq Gouri, Deepak Sharma, Pramod Kumar Berwal, Aakash Pandita, Smita Pawar

Abstract

To screen the newborn by Transient evoked Otoacoustic emission and to assess the incidence of hearing damage and associated risk factors. This longitudinal prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in India. A total of 415 babies were included in the study. All the newborns were evaluated with Transient evoked Otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) which was done by age of 1-3 days. Auditory brain stem response audiometry (AABR) was performed at the age of three months for confirming the hearing loss in the neonates those who failed the TEOAE screening. For infants proven to have significant hearing loss in one or both ears, were denoted to an ear, nose, and throat specialist for further evaluation & rehabilitation. Out of total 415 babies included in the study, 22 neonates showed abnormal TEOAE examination. Out of these 22 neonates, hearing loss was confirmed in 18 (82 %) subjects. by AABR. The following antenatal and post-natal risk factors were associated with hearing loss: ante-partum bleeding, history of maternal blood transfusion, fetal distress, prematurity, severe birth asphyxia, NICU admission for more than 24 h and Apgar score less than five at 5 min. Late identification of hearing loss presents a substantial public health burden. Early recognition and intervention prior to 6 months of age has a significant positive impact on development. A high incidence of hearing impairment seen in our study neonatal population warrants the urgent implementation of universal hearing screening of all the newborn infants in India. NICU infants admitted for more than 24 h are to have an auditory brainstem response (AABR) included as part of their screening so that neural hearing loss will not be missed.

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Unknown 74 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 9 12%
Student > Postgraduate 8 11%
Student > Bachelor 7 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 5%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 29 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 34%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 7%
Psychology 4 5%
Social Sciences 3 4%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 1%
Other 6 8%
Unknown 30 41%
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