ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2022
Maternal COVID-19 and neonatal hearing loss: a multicentric survey.
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- Can SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women affect the hearing of their newborns: A systematic review.American journal of otolaryngologyPooled it
- High-Frequency TEOAE Amplitude Ratio Alterations in Newborns Exposed in Utero to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Pediatric hearing loss in the universal newborn hearing screening era: etiologies, risk indicators, and clinical phenotypes.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: The Associations of Prenatal Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination With Child Neurodevelopment.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Review
- Risk of Hearing Loss in Neonates and Toddlers with in Utero Exposure to SARS-CoV-2.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Assessment of the Peripheral and Central Auditory System in Infants Whose Mothers Tested Positive for COVID-19 During Pregnancy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Communication Skills in Toddlers Exposed to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 during Pregnancy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluating the feasibility of a tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response service in a rural context.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy and Hearing Loss in Infants: A Clinical Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Impact on Hearing Among SARS COV-2 Infected Adults and Children Born to Gestational COVID-19 Infected Mothers: A Prospective Case Control Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Impact on the first year of life of newborns with gestational infection by SARS-COV-2. Analysis of auditory effects.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Auditory Screening in Newborns after Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An Overview.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Monitoring of Auditory Function in Newborns of Women Infected by SARS-CoV-2 during Pregnancy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients with Long-COVID-19: Objective and Behavioral Audiometric Findings.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- The Absence of Permanent Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Cohort of Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Importance of Performing the Audiological "Work-Up".Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss Post-COVID-19 Infection: An Update.Audiology research · 2022Review
- Comparison of Perinatal, Newborn, and Audiometry Results of COVID-19 Pregnant Women.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- COVID-19 during pregnancy and its impact on the developing auditory system.American journal of otolaryngologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeGestational SARS-Cov-2 infection can impact maternal and neonatal health. The virus has also been reported of causing sensorineural hearing loss. The objective of this study was to determine the possible effect of maternal SARS-COV-2 infection on neonatal hearing as identified during universal hearing screening.
methodsRetrospective cohort study in two tertiary referral centers including all neonates born from November 2020 through April 1st, 2021 and undergoing the universal hearing screening program. Maternal Covid-19 infection was recorded (timing and severity) and the results of hearing screening of their neonates compared to the incidence of neonatal hearing loss results of the national universal screening program during the same period.
resultsA total of 984 neonates were included (508 males and 476 females). Sixty-three neonates were excluded due to comorbidities which could cause hearing loss. The incidence of failed responses in the community at large was 2.3%. Twenty-seven failed both steps of screening (2.9%; p < 0.2). There were 34 Covid-19 positive mothers (17 in the first trimester, 8 in the second and 9 in the third). Twenty-nine neonates failed the first screening (p < 0.00001) but on further testing only one neonate failed (2.9%).
conclusionIn this study, neonates born to Covid-19 positive mothers do not seem to have an increased risk of hearing loss. However longer follow-up of these neonates is mandatory to detect any possible delayed effects of the virus.
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