Evaluation of the effectiveness of newborn hearing screening program in Zahedan: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 2067-2071
Author(s):  
Gholam-Ali Dashti Khavidaki ◽  
Reza Gharibi
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Newborn Hearing

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital disorders. The prevalence of this disorder in different communities has been reported between 3.5 to 9 percent, which can have adverse effects on language learning, communication, and education of children. Also, early diagnosis of this disorder in newborns is not possible without the use of hearing screening. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of newborn hearing screening programs in Zahedan. Method: In this cross-sectional observational study, all babies born in the maternity hospitals of Zahedan city (maternity hospitals of Nabi Akram, Imam Ali, and Social Security hospitals) in 2020, were examined. In order to conduct the study, TEOAE was initially performed for all neonates. Then, based on the results obtained in the ODA test and in case of unsatisfactory response, cases were referred for re-evaluation. Infants who were rejected again in the second stage were immediately subjected to the AABR test and if they failed in this test, they were also subjected to a diagnostic ABR test. Results: Based on our results, 7700 infants were first evaluated with the OAE test. Of these, 580 (8%) had no OAE response. Out of 580 infants rejected in the first stage, 76 infants were also rejected in the second stage; Among them, 8 infants were re-diagnosed with hearing impairments. Finally, out of 3 infants who were diagnosed with hearing loss, 1 (33%) had conductive hearing loss and 2 (67%) had sensorineural hearing loss. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, the implementation of a comprehensive neonatal hearing screening program is necessary for the timely and early diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. Also, screening can improve the health of children and their personal, social, and educational development in the future. Keywords: Hearing screening, hearing loss, newborns, OAE, AABR

Practicality, Validity, and Cost-Efficiency of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Using Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl R. White ◽  
Thomas R. Behrens ◽  
Bonnie Strickland
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing

Although the importance of identifying significant hearing loss at an early age has long been recognized, it is generally acknowledged that newborn hearing screening programs in the United States have not been very successful. The problem has been that available techniques were impractical, too expensive, or invalid. This article summarizes the data regarding the use of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) in a universal newborn hearing screening program and describes various facets of program implementation. It is concluded that available data provide clear evidence that TEOAE can be used to significantly reduce the average age of identification for hearing loss in the U.S.

scholarly journals Hearing evaluation of infants suspected of having hearing loss with a newborn hearing screening program

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoichiro Fukuda ◽  
Naomi Toida ◽  
Kunihiro Fukushima ◽  
Yuko Kataoka ◽  
Kazunori Nishizaki
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
Hearing Evaluation

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in The Medical City based on Joint Commission on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2007 Position Statement Quality Indicators

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Harmony B. Que ◽  
Maria Rina T. Reyes-Quintos
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Position Statement ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Response Test ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
Medical City ◽  
Brainstem Response

Objective : The objective of this study is to evaluate the newborn hearing screening program in The Medical City based on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2007 Position Statement Quality Indicators. Methods: Study Design: Cross - Sectional Survey Setting:           Tertiary Private Hospital Participants : All newborns who underwent newborn hearing screening in The Medical City for the year 2015. Results: Of 2,010 patients delivered in the hospital in year 2015, 1,986 (98.8%) were screened.  Among the 59 babies with initial “refer” results, 15 (25.42%) “referred” a second time while 24 (40.68%) “passed” the rescreening. Twenty (33.89%) did not undergo rescreening (10 were classified as dropouts, while another 10 did not undergo rescreening for various reasons. Of those who “referred” during rescreening, only 9 (60%) had further evaluation done with ABR/ASSR. Among these, 4 (26.66%) had hearing loss and proceeded with the appropriate monitoring and management while 5 (33.33%) had normal hearing. Conclusion : The current newborn hearing screening program in the Medical City was able to reach JCIH 2007 quality indicators for screening but not for confirmation of hearing Loss. All patients with hearing loss were managed with early rehabilitation. Keywords: Newborn hearing screening, otoacoustic emission test, auditory brainstem response test, auditory steady state response test

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.

scholarly journals Mothers’ perspectives of newborn hearing screening programme

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
Mercy E. Jatto ◽  
Segun A. Ogunkeyede ◽  
Adebolajo A. Adeyemo ◽  
Kazeem Adeagbo ◽  
Orinami Saiki
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Birth Asphyxia ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
Newborn Children

Background: Newborn hearing screening programs identifies newborns with hearing loss. The early identification enables prompt intervention through hearing rehabilitation. Accurate knowledge of the program and its benefit will impact on the uptake of the program by the citizenry. We hypothesized that there is a gap in the knowledge of parents on hearing screening and rehabilitation measures in Nigeria.Aim: To determine the knowledge and perceptions of mothers of newborn children on hearing screening.Methods: A cross sectional observational study among mothers of newborn children at immunization clinics. Semi structured questionnaire on gestational duration, mode of delivery, birth asphyxia, knowledge on hearing loss and newborn hearing screening were administered.Results: Participants were 48 mothers with age range from 18 to 42 years. Awareness of newborn hearing screening was poor among the mothers; sources of information on newborn hearing screening were antenatal clinic, mass media and friends. The educational level of the participants had no association with awareness (p = 0.11), but the willingness to accept newborn hearing screening, was associated with socioeconomic status (p = 0.04) and the level of education (p = 0.02). The participants were not aware of factors responsible for hearing loss in childhood.Conclusion: There is inadequate knowledge about newborn hearing screening and risk factors for infant hearing loss among the mothers, though they demonstrate willingness to accept the newborn hearing screening. Funding: None declaredKeywords: Hearing loss, hearing screening, immunization, mother, newborn

Conductive Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Pathology in Young Infants Referred through a Newborn Universal Hearing Screening Program in Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (09) ◽  
pp. 673-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreedevi Aithal ◽  
Venkatesh Aithal ◽  
Joseph Kei ◽  
Carlie Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Conductive Hearing Loss ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
Conductive Hearing

Background: Although newborn hearing screening programs have been introduced in most states in Australia, the prevalence of conductive hearing loss and middle ear pathology in the infants referred through these programs is not known. Purpose: This study was designed to (1) evaluate the prevalence of conductive hearing loss and middle ear pathology in infants referred by a newborn hearing screening program in north Queensland, (2) compare prevalence rates of conductive hearing loss and middle ear pathology in indigenous and nonindigenous infants, and (3) review the outcomes of those infants diagnosed with conductive hearing loss and middle ear pathology. Research Design: Retrospective chart review of infants referred to the Audiology Department of The Townsville Hospital was conducted. Study Sample: Chart review of 234 infants referred for one or both ears from a newborn hearing screening program in north Queensland was conducted. A total of 211 infants attended the diagnostic appointment. Review appointments to monitor hearing status were completed for 46 infants with middle ear pathology or conductive hearing loss. Data Collection and Analysis: Diagnosis of hearing impairment was made using an age-appropriate battery of audiological tests. Results were analyzed for both initial and review appointments. Results: Mean age at initial diagnostic assessment was 47.5 days (SD = 31.3). Of the 69 infants with middle ear pathology during initial diagnostic assessment, 18 had middle ear pathology with normal hearing, 47 had conductive hearing loss, and 4 had mixed hearing loss. Prevalence of conductive hearing loss in the newborns was 2.97 per 1,000 while prevalence of middle ear pathology (with or without conductive hearing loss) was 4.36 per 1,000. Indigenous Australians or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) infants had a significantly higher prevalence of conductive hearing loss and middle ear pathology than non-ATSI infants (35.19 and 44.45% vs 17.83 and 28.66%, respectively). ATSI infants also showed poor resolution of conductive hearing loss over time with 66.67% of ATSI infants reviewed showing persistent conductive hearing loss compared to 17.86% of non-ATSI infants. Medical management of 17 infants with persistent conductive hearing loss included monitoring, antibiotic treatment, examination under anesthesia, and grommet insertion. Conclusions: Conductive hearing loss was found to be a common diagnosis among infants referred through screening. ATSI infants had significantly higher rates of middle ear pathology and conductive hearing loss at birth and showed poor resolution of middle ear pathology over time compared to non-ATSI infants. Future research using a direct measure of middle ear function as an adjunct to the automated auditory brainstem response screening tool to distinguish conductive from sensorineural hearing loss may facilitate prioritization of infants for assessment, thus reducing parental anxiety and streamlining the management strategies for the respective types of hearing loss.

scholarly journals Overview of newborn hearing screening programs in Brazilian maternity hospitals

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannalice Gottschalck Cavalcanti ◽  
Luciana Pimentel Fernandes de Melo ◽  
Laisa Flavia Soares Fernandes Buarque ◽  
Ricardo Oliveira Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Newborn Hearing
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