Hearing loss in neonates and infants

Hearing in neonates and infants is crucial for their development of language and communication skills. Unless hearing loss is appropriately managed early, it can cause a significant socioeconomic burden considering its detrimental impact on the child's development and its common nature. It is also the most common congenital sensory deficit, with an approximate incidence of 1.5 per 1,000 newborns. Its etiologies are heterogeneous: genetic causes are reportedly involved in up to 80% of cases, while congenital cytomegalovirus infection is the leading environmental factor contributing to congenital hearing loss. The introduction of newborn hearing screening using automated auditory brainstem response and/or automated otoacoustic emission in many developed countries has helped detect and manage hearing loss early. Current auditory rehabilitation options such as cochlear implantation implementing cutting-edge technologies can treat almost all degrees of hearing loss, emphasizing the importance of early hearing detection and intervention. Rapidly developing genetic diagnostic technologies and future cutting-edge treatment options, including gene therapy, will shed light on the future management of hearing loss in neonates and infants.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:66

Enthalten in:

Clinical and experimental pediatrics - 66(2023), 9 vom: 05. Sept., Seite 369-376

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choe, Goun [VerfasserIn]
Park, Su-Kyoung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Bong Jik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Child development
Hearing loss
Infant
Journal Article
Newborn
State medicine

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 06.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3345/cep.2022.01011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351456201