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Neonatal hearing loss

MedGen UID:
105487
•Concept ID:
C0521786
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Neonatal Hearing Loss
SNOMED CT: Neonatal hearing loss (95821001)

Definition

Partial or complete loss of the ability to detect or understand sounds present in an infant within its first month after birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeonatal hearing loss

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy: Prevention, Presentation, Management and Neonatal Outcomes.
Pesch MH, Saunders NA, Abdelnabi S
J Midwifery Womens Health 2021 May;66(3):397-402. Epub 2021 May 24 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13228. PMID: 34031974
Hearing screening in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.
Ezzeldin ZM, Sharaf E, Hamdy HS, Abdelwahab Selim YA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Mar;142:110591. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110591. PMID: 33360868
Neonatal hearing-loss screening is on the way to becoming systematic in France.
Garabédian N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Dec;132(6):313. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.10.003. PMID: 26654632

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Maternal COVID-19 and neonatal hearing loss: a multicentric survey.
Mostafa BE, Mostafa A, Fiky LME, Omara A, Teaima A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jul;279(7):3435-3438. Epub 2021 Oct 2 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07098-5. PMID: 34599653Free PMC Article
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy: Prevention, Presentation, Management and Neonatal Outcomes.
Pesch MH, Saunders NA, Abdelnabi S
J Midwifery Womens Health 2021 May;66(3):397-402. Epub 2021 May 24 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13228. PMID: 34031974
Hearing screening in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.
Ezzeldin ZM, Sharaf E, Hamdy HS, Abdelwahab Selim YA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Mar;142:110591. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110591. PMID: 33360868
Birth Weight and Adult-Onset Hearing Loss.
Gupta S, Wang M, Hong B, Curhan SG, Curhan GC
Ear Hear 2020 Sep/Oct;41(5):1208-1214. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000838. PMID: 31996588Free PMC Article
The relationship between neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and sensorineural hearing loss.
Corujo-Santana C, Falcón-González JC, Borkoski-Barreiro SA, Pérez-Plasencia D, Ramos-Macías Á
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2015 Nov-Dec;66(6):326-31. Epub 2015 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2014.10.001. PMID: 25638013

Diagnosis

Maternal COVID-19 and neonatal hearing loss: a multicentric survey.
Mostafa BE, Mostafa A, Fiky LME, Omara A, Teaima A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jul;279(7):3435-3438. Epub 2021 Oct 2 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07098-5. PMID: 34599653Free PMC Article
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy: Prevention, Presentation, Management and Neonatal Outcomes.
Pesch MH, Saunders NA, Abdelnabi S
J Midwifery Womens Health 2021 May;66(3):397-402. Epub 2021 May 24 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13228. PMID: 34031974
Hearing screening in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.
Ezzeldin ZM, Sharaf E, Hamdy HS, Abdelwahab Selim YA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Mar;142:110591. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110591. PMID: 33360868
Neonatal hearing-loss screening is on the way to becoming systematic in France.
Garabédian N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Dec;132(6):313. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.10.003. PMID: 26654632
The relationship between neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and sensorineural hearing loss.
Corujo-Santana C, Falcón-González JC, Borkoski-Barreiro SA, Pérez-Plasencia D, Ramos-Macías Á
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2015 Nov-Dec;66(6):326-31. Epub 2015 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2014.10.001. PMID: 25638013

Therapy

Maternal Iodine Exposure: A Case of Fetal Goiter and Neonatal Hearing Loss.
Overcash RT, Marc-Aurele KL, Hull AD, Ramos GA
Pediatrics 2016 Apr;137(4) Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3722. PMID: 27006474
The effects of hypoxia, premature birth, infection, ototoxic drugs, circulatory system and congenital disease on neonatal hearing loss.
Yoshikawa S, Ikeda K, Kudo T, Kobayashi T
Auris Nasus Larynx 2004 Dec;31(4):361-8. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2004.07.007. PMID: 15571908
Risk factors for hearing loss in neonates: a prospective study.
Kountakis SE, Skoulas I, Phillips D, Chang CY
Am J Otolaryngol 2002 May-Jun;23(3):133-7. doi: 10.1053/ajot.2002.123453. PMID: 12019480
Screening strategies for neonatal hearing loss: which test is best?
Dort JC, Tobolski C, Brown D
J Otolaryngol 2000 Aug;29(4):206-10. PMID: 11003070

Prognosis

Birth weight discordance in very and extremely preterm twins and the risk of neonatal hearing loss.
van Dommelen P, Verkerk PH, de Graaff-Korf K, van Straaten HLM
Early Hum Dev 2023 Dec;187:105899. Epub 2023 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105899. PMID: 37948978
Universal newborn hearing screening in the Italian Region of Sicily in 2018.
Ferlito S, Maniaci A, Cocuzza S, La Mantia I, Di Mauro P, Poli G, Maiolino L, Coco S, Merlino F, Maltese M, Ragliani M, Russo M, Gulino A, Azieli C, Martines F, Galletti F, Bubbico L
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Aug;41(4):356-363. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1162. PMID: 34533539Free PMC Article
Hearing loss by week of gestation and birth weight in very preterm neonates.
van Dommelen P, Verkerk PH, van Straaten HL; Dutch Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Neonatal Hearing Screening Working Group
J Pediatr 2015 Apr;166(4):840-3.e1. Epub 2015 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.041. PMID: 25661409
Neonatal hearing loss in the indigent.
Oghalai JS, Chen L, Brennan ML, Tonini R, Manolidis S
Laryngoscope 2002 Feb;112(2):281-6. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200202000-00015. PMID: 11889384
Perinatal asphyxia, hypoxia, ischemia and hearing loss. An overview.
Borg E
Scand Audiol 1997;26(2):77-91. doi: 10.3109/01050399709074979. PMID: 9187000

Clinical prediction guides

Main outcomes from the first 2 years of France's screening programme for neonatal permanent hearing loss through a descriptive study.
Doncarli A, Tillaut H, Akkari M, Baladi B, Creutz-Leroy M, Parodi M, Beltzer N, Goulet V, Regnault N
Acta Paediatr 2022 Oct;111(10):1907-1913. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1111/apa.16438. PMID: 35642710
Hearing loss caused by CMV infection is correlated with reduced endocochlear potentials caused by strial damage in murine models.
Yu Y, Shi K, Nielson C, Graham EM, Price MS, Haller TJ, Carraro M, Firpo MA, Park AH, Harrison RV
Hear Res 2022 Apr;417:108454. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108454. PMID: 35131579
Universal newborn hearing screening in the Italian Region of Sicily in 2018.
Ferlito S, Maniaci A, Cocuzza S, La Mantia I, Di Mauro P, Poli G, Maiolino L, Coco S, Merlino F, Maltese M, Ragliani M, Russo M, Gulino A, Azieli C, Martines F, Galletti F, Bubbico L
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Aug;41(4):356-363. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1162. PMID: 34533539Free PMC Article
Comprehensive evaluation of risk factors for neonatal hearing loss in a large Brazilian cohort.
Anastasio ART, Yamamoto AY, Massuda ET, Manfredi AKS, Cavalcante JMS, Lopes BCP, Aragon DC, Boppana S, Fowler KB, Britt WJ, Mussi-Pinhata MM
J Perinatol 2021 Feb;41(2):315-323. Epub 2020 Sep 3 doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00807-8. PMID: 32884104
Perinatal asphyxia, hypoxia, ischemia and hearing loss. An overview.
Borg E
Scand Audiol 1997;26(2):77-91. doi: 10.3109/01050399709074979. PMID: 9187000

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