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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

Listman JD, Kurz KB
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ 2020 Apr 5;25(2):239-249. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enz045. PMID: 32091592
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
Kobosko J, Jedrzejczak WW, Gos E, Geremek-Samsonowicz A, Ludwikowski M, Skarzynski H
PLoS One 2018;13(9):e0203680. Epub 2018 Sep 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203680. PMID: 30204775Free PMC Article
Rehm HL, Morton CC
Genet Med 1999 Sep-Oct;1(6):295-302; quiz 303. doi: 10.1097/00125817-199909000-00009. PMID: 11258632

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
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
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
Angeli S, Lin X, Liu XZ
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2012 Nov;295(11):1812-29. Epub 2012 Oct 8 doi: 10.1002/ar.22579. PMID: 23044516Free PMC Article
Tonkin JP
Med J Aust 1990 Jun 18;152(12):659-63. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb125426.x. PMID: 2198446

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
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
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Trial Research Group, Scherer RW, Formby C
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Jul 1;145(7):597-608. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.0821. PMID: 31120533Free 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

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
Kumar S
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6):801-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02725502. PMID: 10771923
Chandler CL, Ramsden RT
Br J Hosp Med 1993 Mar 3-16;49(5):335-43. PMID: 8472085

Clinical prediction guides

Morelli L, Fancello V, Gaino F, Cagliero G, Caruso A, Sanna M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Oct;280(10):4427-4432. Epub 2023 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07959-1. PMID: 37029803
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
King KA, Brewer CC
Int J Audiol 2018 Sep;57(sup4):S89-S98. Epub 2017 Dec 23 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1417644. PMID: 29276851Free PMC Article
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

Van Esch B, van der Zaag-Loonen H, Bruintjes T, van Benthem PP
Audiol Neurootol 2022;27(1):1-33. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1159/000515821. PMID: 34233329
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
Lan Z, Ahmad N, Baghaei P, Barkane L, Benedetti A, Brode SK, Brust JCM, Campbell JR, Chang VWL, Falzon D, Guglielmetti L, Isaakidis P, Kempker RR, Kipiani M, Kuksa L, Lange C, Laniado-Laborín R, Nahid P, Rodrigues D, Singla R, Udwadia ZF, Menzies D; Collaborative Group for the Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDR-TB treatment 2017
Lancet Respir Med 2020 Apr;8(4):383-394. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30047-3. PMID: 32192585Free PMC Article
Brennan-Jones CG, Head K, Chong LY, Burton MJ, Schilder AG, Bhutta MF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jan 2;1(1):CD013051. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013051.pub2. PMID: 31896168Free 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

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