Hearing Loss and Associated Risk Factors in Low Birth Weight Infants - A Clinical Study
Journal Title: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Aim To evaluate the hearing loss and associated risk factors in low-birth weight infants in our institution. Materials and Methods This study was conducted in 100 infants who were admitted in our hospital between June 2013 and December 2014. Auditory brainstem-evoked response (ABER) was used to evaluate the hearing threshold with response to audiological clicks-associated risk factors. Results Of the total 100 infants who were taken up for study, 62 infants had hearing loss, and coexisting risk factors were present in 53 children, major risk factor being of genetic origin. Conclusion Screening in the low-birth weight is mandatory to identify the hearing loss and associated risk factors for early intervention within 6 months of age to reduce the disability in the child and for better rehabilitation.
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Ramesh babu Kalyanasundaram, Ramanathan Thirunavukarasu, Sajee Sridhar
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