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Prevalence of permanent childhood hearing loss detected at the universal newborn hearing screen: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effectiveness of universal newborn hearing screening: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
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- Optimal Timing for Neonatal Hearing Screening in Well-Babies.International journal of neonatal screening · 2026Article
- A survey of strategies for the early diagnosis of hearing loss in infants: a scoping review.CoDAS · 2026Article
- Overlooked and undertreated: Hearing loss among individuals with intellectual disabilities - A German cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Progress of the Egyptian National Newborn Hearing Screening (ENHS) Program over a Four-Year Period.International journal of neonatal screening · 2025Article
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- Exploring disparities in oral health: a comparative study of cochlear implanted and normal-hearing children.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Characteristics of Hearing Aid Use in Adolescents Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Language, speech, and hearing services in schools · 2025Article
- Protective Effect of Selegiline (R-deprenyl) in Aminoglycoside-Induced Hearing Loss.Neurochemical research · 2025Article
- Newborn screening for hearing and sight, Cameroon.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Article
- A Novel Recurrent 200 kbGenes · 2025Article
- Polygenic Risk Scores and Hearing Loss Phenotypes in Children.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2024Article
- Newborn hearing screening in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A tertiary hospital experience.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
- Novel compound heterozygous variants in MARVELD2 causing autosomal recessive hearing loss in two Chinese families.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2024Article
- An insight into Indonesia's progress for newborn screening program: What is currently going on.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Characterization of Vestibular Phenotypes in Patients with Genetic Hearing Loss.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextPermanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) can affect speech, language, and wider outcomes. Adverse effects are mitigated through universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) and early intervention.
objectiveWe undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate prevalence of UNHS-detected PCHL (bilateral loss ≥26 dB HL) and its variation by admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A secondary objective was to report UNHS programme performance (PROSPERO: CRD42016051267). DATA SOURCES: Multiple electronic databases were interrogated in January 2017, with further reports identified from article citations and unpublished literature (November 2017). STUDY SELECTION: UNHS reports from very highly-developed (VHD) countries with relevant prevalence and performance data; no language or date restrictions. DATA EXTRACTION: Three reviewers independently extracted data and assessed quality.
resultsWe identified 41 eligible reports from 32 study populations (1799863 screened infants) in 6195 non-duplicate references. Pooled UNHS-detected PCHL prevalence was 1.1 per 1000 screened children (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.9, 1.3; I2 = 89.2%). This was 6.9 times (95% CI: 3.8, 12.5) higher among those admitted to NICU. Smaller studies were significantly associated with higher prevalences (Egger's test: p = 0.02). Sensitivity and specificity ranged from 89-100% and 92-100% respectively, positive predictive values from 2-84%, with all negative predictive values 100%. LIMITATIONS: Results are generalisable to VHD countries only. Estimates and inferences were limited by available data.
conclusionsIn VHD countries, 1 per 1000 screened newborns require referral to clinical services for PCHL. Prevalence is higher in those admitted to NICU. Improved reporting would support further examination of screen performance and child demographics.
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