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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2024

Prevalence and Profiles of Late-Onset Hearing Loss in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Passed Newborn Hearing Screening in a South East Asian Population.

Fang Ni Ting, Jennifer S H Kiing, Wei Wen Li, Yiong Huak Chan, Jenny H Y Loo, Ying Qi Kang

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Fang Ni TingDepartment of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jennifer S H KiingDepartment of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Wen LiChild Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Yiong Huak ChanBiostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jenny H Y LooDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (Audiology), National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Ying Qi KangDepartment of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. ying_qi_kang@nuhs.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-973X
National University of Singapore · SGNational University Health System · SG

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Abstract

Prevalence of hearing loss in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is uncertain, as it is more challenging to assess hearing function in children with developmental difficulties (DD). We aimed to determine the prevalence and profiles of hearing loss in preschool children with ASD in a Southeast-Asian population who passed newborn hearing screening. A retrospective study of preschool children with DD (ASD, Global Developmental Delay (GDD), and Speech and Language Delay (SLD)) attending the Child Development Unit (CDU) at our hospital was performed. Three hundred and thirty-three children (ASD: n = 129; GDD: n = 110; and SLD: n = 94) underwent hearing assessments. Of these, 10.8% of children (n = 36, comprising 15 with ASD, 12 with GDD and 9 with SLD) had confirmed hearing loss. Hearing loss was predominantly bilateral in children with ASD and GDD; in those with SLD, unilateral and bilateral hearing loss were equally common. Conductive hearing loss occurred as frequently as sensorineural hearing loss in children with ASD and SLD, but was the dominant subtype in those with GDD. Moderate to severe hearing loss (n = 2) was noted only in children with ASD. Children with ASD and GDD required significantly more audiology visits and procedures to obtain conclusive hearing test results, compared to those with SLD. The need to identify hearing loss and monitor for resolution is particularly important in vulnerable populations with communication deficits, such as in those with ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderHearing LossChild, PreschoolDevelopmental DisabilitiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHearing TestsHumansInfant, NewbornLanguage Development DisordersMaleNeonatal ScreeningPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesAutismChildrenDevelopmental difficultyHearing lossSpeech delay

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