TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of newborn hearing screening failures in multigestational births
AU - Mallen, Jonathan Ross
AU - Hunter, Jacob B.
AU - Auerbach, Charles
AU - Wexler, Leslie
AU - Vambutas, Andrea
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Objective To define the rate and characterize the type of newborn hearing screening failures in multigestational births. Methods Retrospective chart review of all multigestational births that occurred in a 10-year period (2002–2012) in which at least one newborn failed newborn hearing screening at two tertiary care hospitals in the Northwell Health System. Results Out of 125,405 total births, we identified 2961 multigestational births, of which 59 (2.0%) newborns failed newborn hearing screening. None of their 66 twin/triplet siblings failed their newborn hearing screens. Of 43 newborns that returned for follow-up, 56.0% (24/43) had confirmed hearing loss, resulting in an overall rate of 0.81% in all multigestational newborns with hearing loss. Of 19 infants that passed repeat testing, two were judged to need myringotomy tube placement. Twenty-four infants had a confirmed hearing loss, 11 of which had sensorineural hearing loss (0.37%), and 13 with a conductive or mixed hearing loss (0.44%). Conclusions We identified a greater than expected risk of conductive hearing loss, not attributable to otitis media, than sensorineural hearing loss in this population. These observations are consistent with the increased risk of birth defects in multigestational births.
AB - Objective To define the rate and characterize the type of newborn hearing screening failures in multigestational births. Methods Retrospective chart review of all multigestational births that occurred in a 10-year period (2002–2012) in which at least one newborn failed newborn hearing screening at two tertiary care hospitals in the Northwell Health System. Results Out of 125,405 total births, we identified 2961 multigestational births, of which 59 (2.0%) newborns failed newborn hearing screening. None of their 66 twin/triplet siblings failed their newborn hearing screens. Of 43 newborns that returned for follow-up, 56.0% (24/43) had confirmed hearing loss, resulting in an overall rate of 0.81% in all multigestational newborns with hearing loss. Of 19 infants that passed repeat testing, two were judged to need myringotomy tube placement. Twenty-four infants had a confirmed hearing loss, 11 of which had sensorineural hearing loss (0.37%), and 13 with a conductive or mixed hearing loss (0.44%). Conclusions We identified a greater than expected risk of conductive hearing loss, not attributable to otitis media, than sensorineural hearing loss in this population. These observations are consistent with the increased risk of birth defects in multigestational births.
KW - Conductive hearing loss
KW - Congenital
KW - Hearing loss
KW - Newborn hearing screening
KW - Sensorineural hearing loss
KW - Twin
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.12.017
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.12.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 29447805
AN - SCOPUS:85039761000
SN - 0165-5876
VL - 105
SP - 158
EP - 162
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
ER -