ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2019
Pilot implementation of newborn hearing screening programme at four hospitals in southern Thailand.
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- Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programmes for infants and young children in low-income and middle-income countries in Asia: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Pooled it
- Protocol and programme factors associated with referral and loss to follow-up from newborn hearing screening: a systematic review.BMC pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- The Otoacoustic Emissions in the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: An Update on Selected Asian States (2005 to 2025).Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Implementation and Evaluation of a Newborn Hearing Screening Database in a Resource-Limited Setting: Advantages and Limitations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An Analysis of Hearing Status and Hearing Healthcare Utilization of English-Speaking Expatriates in Thailand.Audiology & neuro-otology · 2025Article
- Challenges of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in a Developing Country-a Double-Edged Sword.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Analysis of an outpatient child hearing health program: from screening to referral for rehabilitation.CoDAS · 2022Observational
- Pilot implementation of newborn hearing screening programme at four hospitals in southern Thailand.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effectiveness and benefit of a universal newborn hearing screening programme at four different hospitals in southern Thailand, between January and July 2017.
methodsOne screener per hospital recorded demographic data of all newborns and their exposure to risk of hearing loss, and evaluated their hearing by transient otoacoustic emission technology. Those who demonstrated bilateral moderate to profound hearing loss at both a first and second screening were referred for diagnostic assessment. Those with confirmed hearing loss received treatment and regular follow-up appointments, and their speech development was assessed at 1 year of age. We determined effectiveness by comparing our achieved coverage and proportion of follow-up and referrals with benchmarks set by the American Academy of Pediatrics (≥ 95%, ≥ 95% and ≤ 4%, respectively), and determined benefit by calculating the composite language scores of hearing-impaired infants who received early intervention.
findingsWe screened 6140 eligible newborns, and achieved a screening coverage of 95.4% (5859/6140), lost 25.7% (63/245) and 22.0% (9/41) to follow-up at the second screening and diagnostic assessment stages, respectively, and obtained an overall proportion of referrals of 0.7% (41/6140). Twelve infants were confirmed as having hearing loss and received early intervention; nine (75%) demonstrated normal speech development by their first birthday. Our universal hearing screening yielded a prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss of less than 0.1% (3/6140).
conclusionAlthough ineffective by American Academy of Pediatrics standards, we demonstrated the benefit of early intervention in infants diagnosed with hearing loss.
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