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Deafness

MedGen UID:
4155
Concept ID:
C0011053
Finding; Finding
Synonym: Loss of hearing

Definition

An inherited or acquired condition characterized by the inability to hear in one or both ears. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kashtan CE
Am J Kidney Dis 2021 Feb;77(2):272-279. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.03.026. PMID: 32712016
Herrera M, García Berrocal JR, García Arumí A, Lavilla MJ, Plaza G; Grupo de Trabajo de la Comisión de Audiología de la SEORL
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2019 Sep-Oct;70(5):290-300. Epub 2018 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.04.010. PMID: 30093087
Urano F
Curr Diab Rep 2016 Jan;16(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0702-6. PMID: 26742931Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Naz S
Hum Genet 2022 Apr;141(3-4):633-648. Epub 2021 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s00439-021-02320-0. PMID: 34308486
Kurz A, Grubenbecher M, Rak K, Hagen R, Kühn H
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Dec;276(12):3317-3325. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s00405-019-05644-w. PMID: 31535291
Barsottini OG, Pedroso JL, Martins CR Jr, França MC Jr, Albernaz PM
Cerebellum 2019 Dec;18(6):1011-1016. doi: 10.1007/s12311-019-01042-4. PMID: 31154624
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Diagnosis

Zeng BP, Xu HG, Mao L, Tang WX
Yi Chuan 2023 Jan 20;45(1):29-41. doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.22-206. PMID: 36927636
Robinson KN, Terrazas S, Giordano-Mooga S, Xavier NA
Endocr Pract 2020 Feb;26(2):241-246. Epub 2019 Nov 4 doi: 10.4158/EP-2019-0270. PMID: 31682520
Musiek FE, Chermak GD, Cone B
Int J Audiol 2019 Oct;58(10):605-617. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1606458. PMID: 31066317
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Goldstein R
J Speech Hear Disord 1966 Nov;31(4):341-52. doi: 10.1044/jshd.3104.341. PMID: 5923001

Therapy

Hoberman A, Preciado D, Paradise JL, Chi DH, Haralam M, Block SL, Kearney DH, Bhatnagar S, Muñiz Pujalt GB, Shope TR, Martin JM, Felten DE, Kurs-Lasky M, Liu H, Yahner K, Jeong JH, Cohen NL, Czervionke B, Nagg JP, Dohar JE, Shaikh N
N Engl J Med 2021 May 13;384(19):1789-1799. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2027278. PMID: 33979487Free PMC Article
Aggarwal A, Bhatt M
Curr Opin Neurol 2020 Aug;33(4):534-542. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000837. PMID: 32657896
Pallotta MT, Tascini G, Crispoldi R, Orabona C, Mondanelli G, Grohmann U, Esposito S
J Transl Med 2019 Jul 23;17(1):238. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-1993-1. PMID: 31337416Free PMC Article
Omichi R, Shibata SB, Morton CC, Smith RJH
Hum Mol Genet 2019 Oct 1;28(R1):R65-R79. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddz129. PMID: 31227837Free PMC Article
Zwiers C, Scheffer-Rath ME, Lopriore E, de Haas M, Liley HG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Mar 18;3(3):CD003313. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003313.pub2. PMID: 29551014Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Robledo KP, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Rieger I, Suresh P, Martin A, Yeung C, Ghadge A, Liley HG, Osborn D, Morris J, Hague W, Kluckow M, Lui K, Soll R, Cruz M, Keech A, Kirby A, Simes J; APTS Childhood Follow-up Study collaborators
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2022 Mar;6(3):150-157. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00373-4. PMID: 34895510
Askie LM, Darlow BA, Finer N, Schmidt B, Stenson B, Tarnow-Mordi W, Davis PG, Carlo WA, Brocklehurst P, Davies LC, Das A, Rich W, Gantz MG, Roberts RS, Whyte RK, Costantini L, Poets C, Asztalos E, Battin M, Halliday HL, Marlow N, Tin W, King A, Juszczak E, Morley CJ, Doyle LW, Gebski V, Hunter KE, Simes RJ; Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis (NeOProM) Collaboration
JAMA 2018 Jun 5;319(21):2190-2201. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.5725. PMID: 29872859Free PMC Article
Lin VYW, Black SE
Otol Neurotol 2017 Sep;38(8):e237-e239. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001408. PMID: 28806332
Schmidt B, Roberts RS, Davis P, Doyle LW, Barrington KJ, Ohlsson A, Solimano A, Tin W; Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity Trial Group
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Chandler CL, Ramsden RT
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Clinical prediction guides

Curtin M, Herman R, Cruice M, Morgan G
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Jun 1;29(3):200-203. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000710. PMID: 33797421Free PMC Article
Datta G, Durbin K, Odell A, Ramirez-Inscoe J, Twomey T
Cochlear Implants Int 2020 Jan;21(1):18-34. Epub 2019 Sep 12 doi: 10.1080/14670100.2019.1662586. PMID: 31514706
Yan T, Zong F, Ma X, Xu X, Chen W, Song Z, Han X, Wang X, Zhang H
Am J Otolaryngol 2019 Mar-Apr;40(2):183-186. Epub 2018 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.12.004. PMID: 30551897
Kashtan CE, Ding J, Garosi G, Heidet L, Massella L, Nakanishi K, Nozu K, Renieri A, Rheault M, Wang F, Gross O
Kidney Int 2018 May;93(5):1045-1051. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.12.018. PMID: 29551517
Abdurehim Y, Lehmann A, Zeitouni AG
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jul;157(1):16-24. Epub 2017 Mar 21 doi: 10.1177/0194599817697054. PMID: 28322114

Recent systematic reviews

Benchetrit L, Ronner EA, Anne S, Cohen MS
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Jan 1;147(1):58-69. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3852. PMID: 33151295Free PMC Article
Head K, Snidvongs K, Glew S, Scadding G, Schilder AG, Philpott C, Hopkins C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jun 22;6(6):CD012597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012597.pub2. PMID: 29932206Free PMC Article
Zwiers C, Scheffer-Rath ME, Lopriore E, de Haas M, Liley HG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Mar 18;3(3):CD003313. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003313.pub2. PMID: 29551014Free PMC Article
Ferguson MA, Kitterick PT, Chong LY, Edmondson-Jones M, Barker F, Hoare DJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Sep 25;9(9):CD012023. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012023.pub2. PMID: 28944461Free PMC Article
Zenner HP, Delb W, Kröner-Herwig B, Jäger B, Peroz I, Hesse G, Mazurek B, Goebel G, Gerloff C, Trollmann R, Biesinger E, Seidler H, Langguth B
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017 May;274(5):2079-2091. Epub 2016 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4401-y. PMID: 27995315

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