Hearing Screening in children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2016. / Triagem auditiva de crianças com síndrome congênita pelo vírus Zika atendidas em Fortaleza, Ceará, 2016.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the results of hearing screening performed in children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome (CZS) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. METHODS: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving children with CZS receiving health care in Fortaleza, 2016; the hearing screening tests performed were immittance audiometry, transient otoacoustic emissions (TOAE), acoustic reflexes, and cochleopalpebral reflex (CPR). RESULTS: The study included 45 children with an average age of 10 months. 44 of them underwent tympanometric screening, with 16 of these having the right ear within the normal range and 22 having the left ear within the normal range. Among the 43 children evaluated by TOAE, 30 "passed" in both ears, nine "refered" in both ears and four "refered" just in ear; 13/43 "refered" and needed to repeat screening. 43 children evaluated by CPR, 37 showed responses. CONCLUSION: most of the children evaluated had completed cochlear function and middle ear results refer in compatible with their age range.

Triagem auditiva de crianças com síndrome congênita pelo vírus Zika atendidas em Fortaleza, Ceará, 2016 / Triagem auditiva de niños con síndrome de Zika Virus Congénita en Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, 2016 / Hearing Screening in children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2016

Objetivo: descrever resultados da triagem auditiva em crianças com síndrome congênita pelo vírus Zika (SCZ) atendidas em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Métodos: estudo transversal descritivo envolvendo crianças com SCZ atendidas durante o II Mutirão de Zika, em Fortaleza, em dezembro de 2016; os exames realizados na triagem auditiva foram imitanciometria, emissões otoacústicas transientes (EOAT), reflexos acústicos e reflexo cócleo-palpebral (RCP). Resultados: foram incluídas 45 crianças com idade média de 10 meses. Destas, 44 realizaram triagem timpanométrica, das quais 16 se apresentaram dentro da normalidade na orelha direita e 22 na orelha esquerda. Entre as 43 crianças avaliadas pelas EOAT, 30 "passaram" nas duas orelhas, nove "falharam" nas duas orelhas e quatro "falharam" em uma orelha; 13/43 falharam, sendo necessário repetir a triagem. Das 43 crianças avaliadas pelo RCP, 37 apresentaram respostas presentes. Conclusão: a maioria das crianças apresentou função coclear íntegra e alterações de orelha média compatíveis com a faixa etária.

Objetivo: describir los resultados de un cribado auditiva en niños con síndrome congénito del virus Zika (SCZ) en Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Métodos: estudio transversal donde participaron niños con SCZ atendidos en Fortaleza, 2016; fueron evaluados mediante immittanciometría, emisiones otoacústicas transitorias (TEOAE), reflejos acústicos y reflejo cocleo-párpado. Resultados: 45 niños con una edad media de 10 meses; entre las 44 orejas del lado derecho, 16 niños se encontraban normal y 28 fallaron a la detección timpanométrica; para el oído izquierda, 22 niños estaban dentro del rango normal y 22 presentaban fallas; entre los 43 niños evaluados por TEOAE, 30 "pasaron" en ambas orejas, nueve "fallaron" en ambas y cuatro "fallaron" en una; 13/43 fallaron, necesitando repetir la clasificación; de los 43 niños evaluados mediante RCP, 37 presentaron las respuestas actuales. Conclusión: la mayoría de los niños tenían una función coclear completa y cambios en el oído medio compatibles con el grupo de edad.

Objective: to describe the results of hearing screening performed in children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome (CZS) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Methods: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving children with CZS receiving health care in Fortaleza, 2016; the hearing screening tests performed were immittance audiometry, transient otoacoustic emissions (TOAE), acoustic reflexes, and cochleopalpebral reflex (CPR). Results: The study included 45 children with an average age of 10 months. 44 of them underwent tympanometric screening, with 16 of these having the right ear within the normal range and 22 having the left ear within the normal range. Among the 43 children evaluated by TOAE, 30 "passed" in both ears, nine "refered" in both ears and four "refered" just in ear; 13/43 "refered" and needed to repeat screening. 43 children evaluated by CPR, 37 showed responses. Conclusion: most of the children evaluated had completed cochlear function and middle ear results refer in compatible with their age range.