Infant hearing screening.
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 16(6): 562-8, 2008 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19023909
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Infant hearing screening has progressed markedly over the past year. Although uncommon in the past, now almost 95% of infants in the United States are screened for hearing loss. Recent literature has expanded on several important components of hearing screening. RECENT FINDINGS:
A major revision of the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on infant hearing screening was published. This statement identifies a number of important principles and guidelines for infant hearing screening. Improvements in diagnostic techniques have been described including the need for auditory brainstem response screening in premature infants. Risk factors for congenital-hearing loss have been updated. An etiologic diagnosis for infants with hearing loss is increasingly possible with advances in genetics and molecular diagnosis. Finally, several articles provide further information on optimizing follow-up and diagnostic testing as well as early intervention.SUMMARY:
Despite the challenges still present in infant hearing screening, screening continues to identify infants at a very young age, and improve the early communication skills of infants with hearing loss through early diagnosis and early intervention.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pérdida Auditiva
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos