Affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Dublin 9. r_wormald@yahoo.comIssue Date
2010-02MeSH
ChildChild, Preschool
Genetic Testing
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Humans
Infant
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Sensorineural hearing loss in children. 2010, 103 (2):51-4 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
20666057Abstract
The objective of the study was to examine the aetiology of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in a paediatric population presenting to the National Centre of Medical Genetics. A retrospective chart review from 1998 to 2006. One hundred and twenty nine children were investigated for SNHL. The average age of diagnosis of hearing loss was 36 months. The degree of hearing loss was mild in 8 children, moderate in 33 children, severe in 31 children and profound in 57 children. Eighty-five children (66%) were diagnosed with a hereditary hearing loss, 11 (8%) children had an acquired hearing loss and no cause found in 33 (26%) children. This is the first report of the causes of hearing loss in Irish children. The mean age of diagnosis in our cohort is high and emphasises the need for a neonatal screening programme. There remains a number of children for whom the cause of hearing loss remains unknown.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0332-3102Collections
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