Newborn hearing screening is an effective strategy for early identification of hearing loss in the newborn which result in early intervention and best outcome.However implementing universal screening strategy is a cha...Newborn hearing screening is an effective strategy for early identification of hearing loss in the newborn which result in early intervention and best outcome.However implementing universal screening strategy is a challenge in many resource constrained settings.There are various limitations towards successful implementation of hearing screening program in the developing countries.The cost effectiveness of the screening program also needs to be considered in a resource constrained settings.We attempt to provide a viewpoint that can be potentially helpful for the successful implementation of hearing screening in a resource constrained settings of the developing countries.展开更多
Objective: To determine the incidence of hearing impairment in a standardized population of neonates seeking care in a tertiary hospital in Northwest India. Universal hearing screening is implemented in many developed...Objective: To determine the incidence of hearing impairment in a standardized population of neonates seeking care in a tertiary hospital in Northwest India. Universal hearing screening is implemented in many developed countries. However, neither universal screening, nor high risk screening, exists in India. The incidence of hearing loss in India is found to be 1 to 6 per 1000 newborns screened [1-3]. Screening only the high risk neonates misses 50% of babies with hearing loss [4,5], hence a cost effective universal screening is the viable option to sustain such a program. In our study, the possible burden of hearing disability was evaluated in babies born at a tertiary care hospital in Northwest India. One thousand newborns were screened using Transient Evoked OtoAcoustic Emissions (TEOAE) and 28.6% of them had risk factors. Four out of One Thousand were detected with hearing loss. Brain Stem Evoked Response (BERA) was used to confirm and determine the extent and the type of deafness in the neonates who were screened positive.展开更多
目的研究新生儿普遍听力筛查中确诊为中度以上听力障碍的婴幼儿接受早期干预后的效果。方法2001年11月至2005年6月在上海市儿童听力障碍诊治中心接受听力学评估的听力障碍患儿,在出生后6个月开始接受听力干预,并进行听力学跟踪随访,共...目的研究新生儿普遍听力筛查中确诊为中度以上听力障碍的婴幼儿接受早期干预后的效果。方法2001年11月至2005年6月在上海市儿童听力障碍诊治中心接受听力学评估的听力障碍患儿,在出生后6个月开始接受听力干预,并进行听力学跟踪随访,共计20人为干预组,同样接受听力学评估而不愿接受干预者36人为未干预组,随机选取听力正常年龄相仿的36人为对照组,采用视觉强化行为测听评估他们的耳聋程度,Gesell发育量表评估语言发育得分,并进行统计学分析。结果干预组裸耳平均听阈为73.81±20.63 dB HL,干预后平均听阈为24.33±10.92 dB HL,Gesell语言发育商数得分为92.25±17.32分;未干预组平均听阈为70.47±22.43dB HL,Gesell语言发育商数得分为70.44±29.99分;对照组平均听阈为15.20±6.02 dB HL,Gesell语言发育商数得分为100.29±8.86分。中度耳聋以上干预组与未干预组平均听阈与语言发育商数得分差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中度以上听力障碍婴幼儿早期干预效果良好,其听觉及言语能力明显高于未干预听障儿。展开更多
文摘Newborn hearing screening is an effective strategy for early identification of hearing loss in the newborn which result in early intervention and best outcome.However implementing universal screening strategy is a challenge in many resource constrained settings.There are various limitations towards successful implementation of hearing screening program in the developing countries.The cost effectiveness of the screening program also needs to be considered in a resource constrained settings.We attempt to provide a viewpoint that can be potentially helpful for the successful implementation of hearing screening in a resource constrained settings of the developing countries.
文摘Objective: To determine the incidence of hearing impairment in a standardized population of neonates seeking care in a tertiary hospital in Northwest India. Universal hearing screening is implemented in many developed countries. However, neither universal screening, nor high risk screening, exists in India. The incidence of hearing loss in India is found to be 1 to 6 per 1000 newborns screened [1-3]. Screening only the high risk neonates misses 50% of babies with hearing loss [4,5], hence a cost effective universal screening is the viable option to sustain such a program. In our study, the possible burden of hearing disability was evaluated in babies born at a tertiary care hospital in Northwest India. One thousand newborns were screened using Transient Evoked OtoAcoustic Emissions (TEOAE) and 28.6% of them had risk factors. Four out of One Thousand were detected with hearing loss. Brain Stem Evoked Response (BERA) was used to confirm and determine the extent and the type of deafness in the neonates who were screened positive.
文摘目的研究新生儿普遍听力筛查中确诊为中度以上听力障碍的婴幼儿接受早期干预后的效果。方法2001年11月至2005年6月在上海市儿童听力障碍诊治中心接受听力学评估的听力障碍患儿,在出生后6个月开始接受听力干预,并进行听力学跟踪随访,共计20人为干预组,同样接受听力学评估而不愿接受干预者36人为未干预组,随机选取听力正常年龄相仿的36人为对照组,采用视觉强化行为测听评估他们的耳聋程度,Gesell发育量表评估语言发育得分,并进行统计学分析。结果干预组裸耳平均听阈为73.81±20.63 dB HL,干预后平均听阈为24.33±10.92 dB HL,Gesell语言发育商数得分为92.25±17.32分;未干预组平均听阈为70.47±22.43dB HL,Gesell语言发育商数得分为70.44±29.99分;对照组平均听阈为15.20±6.02 dB HL,Gesell语言发育商数得分为100.29±8.86分。中度耳聋以上干预组与未干预组平均听阈与语言发育商数得分差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中度以上听力障碍婴幼儿早期干预效果良好,其听觉及言语能力明显高于未干预听障儿。