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- Title
Leading Risk Factors for Congenital Deafness in the Context of Universal Neonatal Screening: Our Observations in a Four-Year Retrospective Study.
- Authors
Paul, Antoine; Bense, Fanny; Boithias Guerot, Claire; De La Rubia, Sofia; Lebeaux, Cécile; Papon, Jean-François
- Abstract
It has been demonstrated that universal hearing neonatal screening (UHNS) is efficient at providing early diagnosis and rehabilitation for deafness. The risk factors of deafness in children have been identified, but less specifically in those diagnosed after UHNS. In this study, we aim to study these factors in infants who were referred after screening and to compare our experience to recent data. We studied infants referred to our department for diagnosis after screening between January 2018 and December 2021. Their medical history and neonatal hearing risk factors were assessed. Associations between factors were also analyzed. Sixty-six infants were included. A family history of deafness (47%), syndromic deafness (41%), intrauterine growth retardation or prematurity (19.7%), and prolonged NICU admission (18%) were the most observed factors. When analyzing according to these associations, family history of deafness and syndromic cases remained the most prevalent factors (74%), while only five cases (7.8%) presented with other neonatal risk factors only. The majority of congenital hearing loss cases are observed in infants with suspected genetic deafness. Parental counseling, the diagnostic pathway, as well as the healthcare system should be adapted according to these risk factors.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of deafness; GENETICS of deafness; NEWBORN screening; RISK assessment; CESAREAN section; PATIENTS; FETAL growth retardation; PREMATURE infants; NEONATAL intensive care units; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases; AUDIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE studies; NEONATAL intensive care; SEVERITY of illness index; DEAFNESS; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; HEARING disorders; NEONATAL jaundice; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Neonatal Screening (IJNS), 2024, Vol 10, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
2409-515X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijns10010011