Risk factors for hearing loss in infants under universal hearing screening program in Northern Thailand

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Watcharapol PoonualSirianong Namwongprom

Abstract

To define the risk factors for hearing loss in infants (aged 3 months) under universal hearing screening program. A total of 3,120 infants (aged 3 months) who underwent hearing screening using a universal hearing screening program using automated otoacoustic emission test between November 1, 2010 and May 31, 2012 in Uttaradit Hospital, Buddhachinaraj Hospital, and Sawanpracharuk Hospital (tertiary hospitals) located in Northern Thailand were included in this prospective cohort study. Of the 3,120 infants, 135 (4.3%) were confirmed to have hearing loss with the conventional otoacoustic emission test. Five of these 135 infants (3.7%) with hearing loss showed test results consistent with auditory brainstem responses. From the univariable analysis, there were eleven potential risk factors associated with hearing deterioration. On multivariable analysis, the risk factors independently associated with hearing loss at 3 months were birth weight 1,500-2,500 g (risk ratio [RR] 1.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-2.6), APGAR score <6 at 5 minutes (RR 2.2, 95% CI 1.1-4.4), craniofacial anomalies (RR 2.5, 95% CI 1.6-4.2), sepsis (RR 1.8, 95% CI 1.0-3.2), and ototoxic exposure (RR 4.1, 95% CI 1.9-8.6). This study concluded that low birth ...Continue Reading

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Oct 28, 2019·Bulletin of the World Health Organization·Pittayapon PitathawatchaiVirat Kirtsreesakul

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