Newborn hearing screening in the special care nursery of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Kota Bharu

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Khamesy, Khaled Saad (dr.)
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-30T01:11:50Z
dc.date.available2015-06-30T01:11:50Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractNeonatal hearing loss is a common health problem. Early detection, identification and nanagement prevent the development of hearing loss and its consequences such as delay in speech and language development. The prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among all newborns has been reported to be 1 - 2 per 1000, whereas it rises to 1-2 per 1 00 newborns in with high-risk criteria. Recent research provides evidence for the value of transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) in neonatal hearing screening. This study is an experimental hearing screening using TEOAEs, carried out at the special care nursery, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia aimed at detecting hearing loss in newborns, to determine the prevalence and size of the problem. A total number of 530 neonates from the special care nursery were screened with TEOAEs using a two-stage process. The first test was performed prior to discharge. Those who failed the first test were rescreened after 4 weeks. Those who did not pass the second-stage TEOAE screening were referred for diagnostic audiological evaluation for confirmation of hearing loss. All newborns detected with hearing loss were found to be among high-risk group, in which 2 had neonatal jaundice, 1 with hydrocephalus, 1 with sepsis and.l with premature birth only failed on the left ear. The prevalence of hearing loss obtained in this study was 5 (0.94%) out of530 newborns.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/820
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHearing screeningen_US
dc.subjectCare nurseryen_US
dc.titleNewborn hearing screening in the special care nursery of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Kota Bharuen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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