Journal article
Mild–moderate congenital hearing loss: secular trends in outcomes across four systems of detection
P Carew, FK Mensah, G Rance, T Flynn, Z Poulakis, M Wake
Child Care Health and Development | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12477
Abstract
Background: Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) targets moderate or greater hearing loss. However, UNHS also frequently detects children with mild loss that results in many receiving early treatment. The benefits of this approach are not yet established. We aimed to (i) compare language and psychosocial outcomes between four hearing loss detection systems for children aged 5–8 years with congenital mild–moderate hearing loss; (ii) determine whether age of detection predicts outcomes; and (iii) compare outcomes between children identified via well-established UNHS and the general population. Methods: Linear regression adjusted for potential confounding factors was used throughout. Via ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The following authors were supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC): Mr Carew (Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language 1023493); Professor Wake (Senior Research Fellowship 1046518); Dr Mensah (Early Career Fellowship 1037449 and Career Development Fellowship 1111160). Professor Wake was also supported by Cure Kids New Zealand. Associate Professor Rance was supported by The University of Melbourne and the HEARing Cooperative Research Centre and Dr Flynn by a grant from The Center for Communication and Hearing Research, Karolinska Institutet. NHMRC Project grants 436958 and 491228 and Financial Markets Foundation for Children grant S035-2004 funded studies from which data were used. Research at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.