[Early detection program for hearing loss at Bajio's National Medical Center]
Atzin Itai Olea-González1, Andrea Judith Del Ángel-González1, Mariela Pamela Chao-Pérez1
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Especialidades No. 1, Servicio de Audiología, Otoneurología y Foniatría. León, Guanajuato, México.
Insights
Early hearing detection programs identify hearing loss in newborns, with risk factors including prematurity and NICU stays. Timely audiological studies improve treatment and neurodevelopment outcomes for children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric audiology
- Neonatal care
Context:
- Early hearing detection programs are crucial for comprehensive newborn care.
- Reducing the prevalence of hearing disability is a key healthcare goal.
Purpose:
- To identify the primary causes of hearing loss within an early hearing detection program.
- Focus on Specialties Hospital No. 1 at Bajio's National Medical Center.
Summary:
- A retrospective study analyzed 1000 pediatric patients, primarily neonates.
- Identified risk factors: prematurity, low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal hypoxia, NICU admission, and ototoxic drug use.
- 14 patients diagnosed with hearing loss; descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics were employed.
Impact:
- Timely audiological diagnostic studies enable services to meet international goals.
- Early detection and treatment enhance opportunities for rehabilitation.
- Improved neurodevelopmental outcomes for children with hearing loss.
Background:
Having an early hearing detection program aims to ensure comprehensive care for newborns, contributing to a reduction in the prevalence of hearing disability.
Objective:
To identify the main diagnoses of hearing loss in the early hearing detection program at Specialties Hospital No. 1 from Bajio's National Medical Center.
Material And Methods:
Retrospective study which included 1000 pediatric patients with prevalence in the neonatal period.
Results:
1000 patients were attended in a period of 175 days with an average of 6 patients per day. The risk factors for hearing loss were prematurity, low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal hypoxia, stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), use of ototoxic drugs. Specific diagnostic studies found 14 patients with some degree of hearing loss. It was used descriptive, inferential and multivariate statistics.
Conclusions:
It is possible to have a service that meets international goals by performing audiological diagnostic studies in a timely manner to a high number of patients, which translates into better opportunities to provide treatment and rehabilitation to improve the neurodevelopment of children.
