A039 Newborn hearing screening program in neonatal intensive care of university hospital of Larissa, Greece. preliminary results

2011 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
M. Apostolidou ◽  
C. Dava ◽  
E. Gerostergiou ◽  
V. Lachanas ◽  
M. Goudesimou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Newborn Hearing

scholarly journals Prevalence of hearing impairment and outcome of universal neonatal hearing screening program in a tertiary care hospital – in UAE

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Saleh ElHalik ◽  
Swarup Kumar Dash ◽  
Arif Moinuddin Faquih ◽  
Rim Aref Mahfouz ◽  
Faseela Shejee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing

Background and objective: Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital anomalies, occurring in 1 to 3 per 1000 newborn infants in the well-baby nursery population, and 2 to 4 per 100 infants in the Neonatal intensive care unit graduates. The aim of the study is to identify babies with potential hearing loss and direct them to early intervention and rehabilitation. The program also initiated to create awareness about the need for detecting childhood deafness among parents and general population. An estimate of coverage, prevalence and proportion of babies defaulting newborn hearing screening program and diagnostic evaluation monitored closely to find the effectiveness of the program. Study design: This is a retrospective study and was conducted at Latifa women and children’s hospital (LWCH), a tertiary care referral hospital at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over a period of two years from January 2018 to December 2019. Neonates admitted in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and Post Natal wards (PNW) were screened. We followed three tier approach of hearing screening. All eligible neonates were subjected to Transient Evoked Oto-acoustic emission (TEOAE) prior to discharge. Automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) hearing screening was conducted in neonates who did not pass TEOAE test. Infant who failed second screening (AABR) were subjected to comprehensive hearing evaluation prior to three months of age. Results: Out of the total 7923 neonates, 7895(99.65%) were screened and 118 (1.49%) newborns referred for comprehensive audiological evaluation. Among them, 27(0.34%) were identified with various degrees of hearing loss. The prevalence of hearing loss was found to be 0.16% and 0.92% among neonates from PNW and NICU respectively. Conclusion: Implementation of Universal newborn hearing screening program is the need of the hour, as early detection of Hearing loss will aid early rehabilitation and better outcomes.

Assessing Loss to Follow-up After Newborn Hearing Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Cheung ◽  
Tammy Chen ◽  
Rachel Rivero ◽  
Kristin Hartman-Joshi ◽  
Michael B. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Loss To Follow Up ◽  
Newborn Hearing

scholarly journals Newborn Hearing Screening Program Implantation Analysis at a University Hospital

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilian Maduell de Mattos ◽  
Luciana Ferreira Cardoso ◽  
Clarice Bissani ◽  
Maria Madalena C. Pinheiro ◽  
Carla Mherlyn Viveiros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Screening Program ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing

scholarly journals Performance and characteristics of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Campania region (Italy) between 2013 and 2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Malesci ◽  
Valeria Del Vecchio ◽  
Dario Bruzzese ◽  
Ernesto Burattini ◽  
Gennaro Auletta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Lost To Follow Up

Abstract 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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