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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1640761
Conductive hearing loss in preschool age
Introduction:
Even mild hearing loss in early childhood can affect the language development and subsequently the overall development of the child. The question arises as to whether a general hearing screening for newborns is sufficient.
Methods/Results:
The basis of this study were the results of the preschool examination of a total of 1,386 children of the city of Magdeburg. In addition to the prevalence of hearing disorders, the prevalence of transient conductive hearing disorders in preschool age could be demonstrated. The most common form is chronic middle ear effusion. Furthermore, data on the overall development of the child and risk factors for the existing hearing impairment were collected and evaluated.
Conclusion:
Transient conductive hearing loss are the most common cause of hearing impairment in preschool age. Is a new preschool screening necessary? Is there a general need to treat a chronic middle ear effusion? It is also discussed with which method the hearing test should be performed optimally and what influence the time of the preschool examination has on the test result.
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No conflict of interest has been declared by the author(s).
Publikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
18. April 2018 (online)
© 2018. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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