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ArticleCureus2020

Screening Programs for Hearing Assessment in Newborns and Children.

Zafar Mahmood, Muhammad Razzaq Dogar, Abdul Waheed, Ahmad Nawaz Ahmad, Zubair Anwar, Saba Zubair Abbasi, Adnan Anwar, Atif A Hashmi

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hearing Screening in High-Risk Neonates Using Distortion Product Oto-Acoustic Emission.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Zafar MahmoodOtolaryngology, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Muhammad Razzaq DogarOtolaryngology, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Abdul WaheedOtolaryngology, Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) Landhi Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Ahmad Nawaz AhmadOtolaryngology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Zubair AnwarOtolaryngology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Saba Zubair AbbasiOtolaryngology, Dr. Zafar ENT and Consultant Clinic, Karachi, PAK.
Adnan AnwarPhysiology, Al-Tibri Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Atif A HashmiPathology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Jinnah Sindh Medical University · PKKarachi Medical and Dental College · PKJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center · PKKharadar General Hospital · PKLiaquat National Hospital · PKUniversity Clinic of Traumatology · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective In this study, we aimed to assess the incidence of hearing loss in the pediatric population through otoacoustic emission (OAE) and brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) and to analyze the possible etiological factors responsible for it. Material and methods A retrospective observational study was conducted in the Otolaryngology (ENT) and Gynecology and Obstetrics Departments at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and National Institute of Child Health in Karachi, Pakistan between July 2019 and October 2019. The convenient sampling technique was used to select the patients. The final sample size consisting of newborns and children was 108. Initially, screening procedures were undertaken for newborns to detect permanent or fluctuating, bilateral or unilateral, and sensory or conductive hearing loss, averaging 30-40 dB or more in the frequency region, which indicated potential issues related to speech recognition (approximately 500-4,000 Hz). The screening of newborns involved the use of non-invasive, objective physiologic measures that included OAEs and/or auditory brainstem response (ABR). The children with hearing impairment then underwent BERA; thereafter, further investigations were performed to confirm the defects found on BERA testing. Results Of the 108 cases, 96 had normal hearing on OAE screening, and 12 were found to have hearing loss on the OAE test. Further testing was carried out on BERA for 12 cases that had been detected to have hearing loss on OAE, and BERA showed normal hearing for five cases whereas seven were found to have hearing loss. Of the seven patients with hearing loss on the BERA test, five were diagnosed with cochlear deafness, and two had retrocochlear deafness. Conclusion Our present study concludes that in order to avoid any hearing problems in infants, OAE hearing screening and diagnostic BERA screening programs should be carried out in all the hospitals of Pakistan to assess newborn hearing at an early age.

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PMID33274158
PMCPMC7707914
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