Determination of Risk Factors on Newborn Hearing Loss

Background: Identification of newborn hearing loss is addressed in the healthy people 2010 goals, stated as “increasing the proportions of newborn who are screened for hearing loss by age one month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services by age 6 months. Methods: The study was conducted between October 2008 to October 2009 at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. The study group constituted of 200 ears of 100 neonates (0-28 days) that were randomly selected. The neonates were taken from immunization clinic, newborn nursery, neonatal ward and intensive care unit of our hospital and also those referred from other hospitals. Results: Out of 100 the neonates aged between 1-4 days were 67, 5-9 days were 24 and between 10-28 days were 9. Conclusions: There were no neonates with low Apgar score, no family history of hearing loss, no exposure to ototoxic drugs and no neonate on mechanical ventilator.

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Predicting hearing loss from 10 years of universal newborn hearing screening results and risk factors

International Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1080/14992027.2021.1871975 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

E. Jane Fitzgibbons ◽

Carlie Driscoll ◽

Joshua Myers ◽

Kelly Nicholls ◽

Rachael Beswick

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Hearing Screening ◽

Newborn Hearing Screening ◽

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening ◽

Newborn Hearing

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An Analysis of Risk Factors in Unilateral Versus Bilateral Hearing Loss

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/0145561319840578 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 98 (6) ◽

pp. 330-333 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jessica B. Howell ◽

Eric N. Appelbaum ◽

Michael F. Armstrong ◽

Derek Chapman ◽

Kelley M. Dodson

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Family History ◽

Positive Family History ◽

Craniofacial Anomalies ◽

Bilateral Hearing Loss ◽

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening ◽

Newborn Hearing ◽

Common Risk Factors

A retrospective review of children with confirmed hearing loss identified through universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) in Virginia from 2010 to 2014 was conducted in order to compare the incidence of Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) risk factors in children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) to bilateral hearing loss (BHL). Over the 5-year study period, 1004 children (0.20% of all births) developed a confirmed hearing loss, with 544 (51%) children having at least one JCIH risk factor. Overall, 18% of children with confirmed hearing loss initially passed UNHS. Of all children with risk factors, 226 (42%) demonstrated UHL and 318 (58%) had BHL. The most common risk factors for UHL were neonatal indicators (69%), craniofacial anomalies (30%), stigmata of HL syndromes (14%), and family history (14%). The most common risk factors in BHL were neonatal indicators (49%), family history (27%), stigmata of HL syndromes (19%), and craniofacial anomalies (16%). Children with the risk factor for positive family history were more likely to have BHL, while those with craniofacial anomalies were more likely to have UHL ( P < .001). Neonatal indicators were the most commonly identified risk factor in both UHL and BHL populations. Children with UHL were significantly more likely to have craniofacial anomalies, while children with BHL were more likely to have a family history of hearing loss. Further studies assessing the etiology underlying the hearing loss and risk factor associations are warranted.

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Risk factors and prevalence of newborn hearing loss in a private health care system of Porto Velho, Northern Brazil

Revista Paulista de Pediatria ◽

10.1590/s0103-05822013000300005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 299-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Juliana Santos de Oliveira ◽

Liliane Barbosa Rodrigues ◽

Fernanda Soares Aurélio ◽

Virgínia Braz da Silva

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Hearing Screening ◽

Private Hospitals ◽

Newborn Hearing ◽

History Of ◽

Northern Brazil ◽

Ototoxic Drugs

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hearing loss and to analyze the results of newborn hearing screening and audiological diagnosis in private health care systems. METHODS Cross-sectional and retrospective study in a database of newborn hearing screening performed by a private clinic in neonates born in private hospitals of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Northern Brazil. The screening results, the risk for hearing loss, the risk indicators for hearing loss and the diagnosis were descriptively analyzed. Newborns cared in rooming in with their mothers were compared to those admitted to the Intensive Care Unit regarding risk factors for hearing loss. RESULTS: Among 1,146 (100%) enrolled newborns, 1,064 (92.8%) passed and 82 (7.2%) failed the hearing screening. Among all screened neonates, 1,063 (92.8%) were cared in rooming and 83 (7.2%) needed intensive care; 986 (86.0%) were considered at low risk and 160 (14.0%) at high risk for hearing problems. Of the 160 patients identified as having high risk for hearing loss, 83 (37.7%) were admitted to an hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit, 76 (34.5%) used ototoxic drugs and 38 (17.2%) had a family history of hearing loss in childhood. Hearing loss was diagnosed in two patients (0.2% of the screened sample). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hearing loss in newborns from private hospitals was two cases per 1,000 evaluated patients. The use of ototoxic drugs, admission to Intensive Care Unit and family history of hearing loss were the most common risk factors for hearing loss in the studied population.

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