Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations
Congenital deafness is a major pediatric problem, affecting about 1.5–3 per 1000 newborns. The early treatment through cochlear implantation and auditory rehabilitation has been a historic milestone. Early diagnosis of congenital deafness is an essential requirement to obtain the best results, which...
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| description | Congenital deafness is a major pediatric problem, affecting about 1.5–3 per 1000 newborns. The early treatment through cochlear implantation and auditory rehabilitation has been a historic milestone. Early diagnosis of congenital deafness is an essential requirement to obtain the best results, which is achieved through neonatal screening, a diagnostic practice that we began systematically at the Hospital Clínico in Valencia (Spain) 30 years ago. Neonatal hearing screening is successful in most developed countries. Its implementation has been slow due to the multiple difficulties that its universal application entails since it involves several health professionals and must be carried out, in a short time interval after birth. In addition, it must have a good performance that prevents the overload of other services and that requires experience and continuous adjustments in search of proper protocols. The aim of this review is to shed some light on some key points of neonatal hearing screening, highlighting our experience in the solutions to common problems. We will discuss about techniques, protocols and neonatal or nutritional factors that can influence the screening results. To a summary of our work, an update on the subject is provided with the intention of sharing experiences and facilitating the start-up of the new units. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1369369a3d34483a794542accad27862023-11-22T23:30:51ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-10-01911143610.3390/healthcare9111436Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and InnovationsJose Miguel Sequi-Canet0Juan Brines-Solanes1Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Francesc de Borja, 46701 Gandia, SpainDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainCongenital deafness is a major pediatric problem, affecting about 1.5–3 per 1000 newborns. The early treatment through cochlear implantation and auditory rehabilitation has been a historic milestone. Early diagnosis of congenital deafness is an essential requirement to obtain the best results, which is achieved through neonatal screening, a diagnostic practice that we began systematically at the Hospital Clínico in Valencia (Spain) 30 years ago. Neonatal hearing screening is successful in most developed countries. Its implementation has been slow due to the multiple difficulties that its universal application entails since it involves several health professionals and must be carried out, in a short time interval after birth. In addition, it must have a good performance that prevents the overload of other services and that requires experience and continuous adjustments in search of proper protocols. The aim of this review is to shed some light on some key points of neonatal hearing screening, highlighting our experience in the solutions to common problems. We will discuss about techniques, protocols and neonatal or nutritional factors that can influence the screening results. To a summary of our work, an update on the subject is provided with the intention of sharing experiences and facilitating the start-up of the new units.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1436neonatal hearing screeningotoacoustic emissionsdeafnessnewborn screening |
| spellingShingle | Jose Miguel Sequi-Canet Juan Brines-Solanes Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations Healthcare neonatal hearing screening otoacoustic emissions deafness newborn screening |
| title | Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations |
| title_full | Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations |
| title_fullStr | Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations |
| title_short | Keypoints to Successful Newborn Hearing Screening. Thirty Years of Experience and Innovations |
| title_sort | keypoints to successful newborn hearing screening thirty years of experience and innovations |
| topic | neonatal hearing screening otoacoustic emissions deafness newborn screening |
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