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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
neonatal hearing screening with transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in western saidi arabia
الوليد فحص السمع مع انبعاثات عابرة otoacoustic أثار في غرب المملكة العربية السعودية
 
Subject : neonatal hearing screening with transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in western saidi arabia 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Objective: To study the incidence of congenital hearing impairment in the Saudi population and to evaluate the need of establishing a Saudi universal neonatal hearing screening program based on transient evoked otoacoustic emission. Methods: A total of 11986 well non-high-risk neonates were screened by transient evoked otoacoustic emission over period of 8 years from September 1996 to February 2004. The universal hearing screening was consequently done in a daily base before discharge from nursery. Those who failed the initial screening were followed up diagnostically until hearing loss was confirmed or excluded. Results: From the total number of 11,986 neonates (41.4% male and 58.6% females) examined in this study 10943 (91.3%) neonates passed the first screening step while 1043(8.7%) neonates failed. From the 1043 neonates examined in the second screening step in the 5th day of life, 300 (29%) neonates failed. At the age of 5 months, all the 300 infants that failed the second screening step underwent a comprehensive audiological assessment to confirm the existence of hearing loss. The 278 infants that passed the assessment were considered as normal; while 22 failed and were confirmed to have congenital hearing loss. Of these 22 infants, 2 had unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and the remaining 20 had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss was estimated to be 0.18% while the incidence of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was 0.17%. No significant difference between males and females was found. The average age at confirmation of congenital hearing loss was 5.5 months. Conclusion: The incidence of congenital hearing loss in the western region of Saudi Arabia is relatively high compared with international figures. Hearing screening for all neonates using transient evoked otoacoustic emission should be part of the standard medical care in Saudi Arabia. # 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved 
ISSN : 0165-5867 
Journal Name : International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 
Volume : 839 
Issue Number : 842 
Publishing Year : 1425 AH
2005 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Monday, March 11, 2013 

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حامد سعيد حبيبHabib, Hamid SaeedInvestigatorDoctoratehamedhabib@hotmail.com

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