15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/01/2010 | 11:25 AM - 11:55 AM | Topical Session 1 | Warhol B | 2 - Audiological Services
Age of Identification of Delayed Onset Hearing Loss in Infants and Young Children
Risk indicators were first proposed by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in 1973. At that time, the available technology did not allow for universal screening. Therefore, risk indicators were used to identify infants at risk for congenital, as well as, delayed onset hearing loss. In the era of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, these indicators remain important to identify infants who pass an initial screen but are at risk for delayed onset hearing loss. The JCIH 2007 Position Statement recommends that all children with a risk indicator have an audiologic evaluation “…at least once by 24-30 months of age regardless of their newborn hearing screening results.” The Position Statement goes on to state that infants with specific risk factors (CMV and ECMO) should be monitored closely. Through a retrospective review of infants with confirmed delayed onset hearing loss prior to 48 months of age, we aim to evaluate the utility of risk indicators for identification of children at risk for delayed onset hearing loss.. We also aim to determine which risk factors warrant close monitoring. Data from a retrospective review of twenty years of newborn hearing screening at the University of Michigan Medical Center will be analyzed.
- 1. Identify infants at risk for delayed onset hearing loss. 2. Determine which infants are at greater risk for rapidly progressive hearing loss 3. Establish timelines for monitoring hearing in children at risk for delayed onset hearing loss.
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Angelique Boerst
(Primary Presenter), University of Michigan Medical Center, boerst@umich.edu;
Angelique Boerst is an audiologist at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital within the University of Michigan Medical Center. In addition to completing hearing assessments of children, she has been a team member of the Sound Support Program which provides outreach and support services to families of children who are deaf/hard of hearing.
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Marc Thorne
(Co-Presenter), University of Michigan Medical Center, mthorne@umich.edu;
Dr. Thorne is a pediatric otolaryngologist with an interest in childhood hearing loss as well as public health issues.
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