Primary Health Care. Early Diagnosis of Hearing Loss.

Authors

  • J. Moreno Barral
  • C. Curet
  • R. Reynosos
  • S. Hendl
  • M. Pavlik
  • H. Schafer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31052/1853.1180.v10.n1.7302

Keywords:

Hearing Impairment, Universal Hearing Screening, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs), Brainstem Electric Responses Audiometry (B.E.R.A.)

Abstract

Severe congenital hearing impairment is an important handicap affecting 1-3 ‰ of live-born infants and 2-4 % of graduates of Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The prognosis for intellectual, emotional, language and speech development in the hearing impaired child is improved when the diagnosis is made early and intervention is begun before the age of 6 months.

The usual age at diagnosis of hearing impairment is at least 18-30 months, or even later in cases of moderate or mild hearing loss, where there are no screening programs.

Neonatal screening could give hearing-impaired children the best opportunities for optimal treatment, therapy and development.

Finally, “universal” hearing screening is necessary because when it is limited to high risk group, 30-50% of newborn with hearing-impaired are not discovered

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Author Biographies

J. Moreno Barral

Profesor de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Director del CEPIDEM (Centro Piloto de Detección de Errores Metabólicos). Facultad de Cs. Médicas. UNC.

C. Curet

Profesor adjunto Cátedra de ORL. Facultad de Cs. Médicas. UNC. Director del COAT (Centro Otorrinolaringológico de Alta Tecnología).

R. Reynosos

Docentes investigadores de la Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Fac. de Cs Médicas. Integrantes del equipo de investigación en Sorderas Neurosensoriales No Sindrómicas de origen genético. CEPIDEM. UNC.

S. Hendl

Docentes investigadores de la Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Fac. de Cs Médicas. Integrantes del equipo de investigación en Sorderas Neurosensoriales No Sindrómicas de origen genético. CEPIDEM. UNC.

M. Pavlik

Docente de la Escuela de Fonoaudiología. UNC. Investigadora CINTRA. UTN-RC. Coordi-nadora del grupo de estudio de screening auditivo. COAT.

H. Schafer

Profesionales Médica y Fonoaudióloga. Integrantes del Grupo de Estudio de Screening Auditivo. COAT.

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How to Cite

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Moreno Barral J, Curet C, Reynosos R, Hendl S, Pavlik M, Schafer H. Primary Health Care. Early Diagnosis of Hearing Loss. Rev. Salud Pública (Córdoba) [Internet]. 2014 Apr. 14 [cited 2024 May 18];10(1):6-11. Available from: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7302

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2006)

Section

Scientific Articles

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