Annual hearing screening in girls with Turner Syndrome: Results from the first three years in Glasgow

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Haytham KubbaAvril Mason

Abstract

Hearing loss is prevalent in girls with Turner Syndrome (TS). A number of cross-sectional studies have confirmed that conductive hearing loss due to middle ear disease and permanent, progressive sensorineural hearing loss are both very common and often unrecognised in TS. Hearing screening has been suggested by many authors and is recommended in some recent national audiology guidelines (every 3-5 years in an international consensus statement, every 1-2 years in the USA and every year in the UK). The effectiveness of such regular hearing screening has not been assessed before. In January 2016 we began a programme of annual hearing screening for all girls attending the West of Scotland TS clinic. We have collected data on age, karyotype, ear and hearing symptoms, otoscopy findings, audiometric test results and subsequent outcomes for the first three years of our programme. Our aim is to assess whether this screening programme is an effective use of resources, with a worthwhile rate of detecting new otological problems and without an excessive additional workload for the audiology department. Twenty-six girls participated in the screening programme and 8 of these had no hearing issues or ear abnormalities at any time over the 3 y...Continue Reading

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May 14, 2020·Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology·Martha Marcela de Matos BazilioMárcia Gonçalves Ribeiro

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