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ArticleScientific reports2020

An integrative approach for pediatric auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders: revisiting etiologies and exploring the prognostic utility of auditory steady-state response.

Pei-Hsuan Lin, Chuan-Jen Hsu, Yin-Hung Lin, Yi-Hsin Lin, Shu-Yu Yang, Ting-Hua Yang, Pei-Lung Chen, Chen-Chi Wu, Tien-Chen Liu

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Pei-Hsuan LinGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chuan-Jen HsuDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yin-Hung LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsin LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shu-Yu YangDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ting-Hua YangDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pei-Lung ChenGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chen-Chi WuDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. chenchiwu@ntuh.gov.tw.
Tien-Chen LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. liuent@ntu.edu.tw.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWNational Yunlin University of Science and Technology · TW

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Abstract

Auditory neuropathy is an important entity in childhood sensorineural hearing loss. Due to diverse etiologies and clinical features, the management is often challenging. This study used an integrative patient-history, audiologic, genetic, and imaging-based approach to investigate the etiologies and audiologic features of 101 children with auditory neuropathy. Etiologically, 48 (47.5%), 16 (15.8%), 11 (10.9%), and 26 (25.7%) children were categorized as having acquired, genetic, cochlear nerve deficiency-related, and indefinite auditory neuropathy, respectively. The most common causes of acquired and genetic auditory neuropathy were prematurity and OTOF mutations, respectively. Patients with acquired auditory neuropathy presented hearing loss earlier (odds ratio, 10.2; 95% confidence interval, 2.2-47.4), whereas patients with genetic auditory neuropathy had higher presence rate of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (odds ratio, 10.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-85.4). In patients with different etiologies or pathological sites, moderate to strong correlations (Pearson's r = 0.51-0.83) were observed between behavioral thresholds and auditory steady-state response thresholds. In conclusion, comprehensive assessments can provide etiological clues in ~75% of the children with auditory neuropathy. Different etiologies are associated with different audiologic features, and auditory steady-state responses might serve as an objective measure for estimating behavioral thresholds.

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Auditory PerceptionFemaleHearing Loss, CentralHumansInfantMalePrognosis

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