{Reference Type}: Preprint
{Title}: Late Onset Hearing Loss in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
{Author}: Iwamoto L;Liu CA;
{Journal}: Res Sq
{Volume}: 0
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Apr 22
暂无{DOI}: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4249951/v1
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To determine the incidence of late onset hearing loss and associated risk factors in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Retrospective study (2003-2015) of post-discharge hearing outcomes and risk factors in the VLBW infant population, before and after the institution of a standardized follow-up program.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Late onset hearing loss increased from 2.9 per 100 VLBW infants to 7.8 per 100 after instituting a monitoring protocol. The follow-up compliance rate nearly doubled. Both infants with late-onset sensorineural hearing loss and those with a conductive component were identified. The rate of conductive loss detection increased seven-fold.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The institution of a standardized hearing follow-up program significantly increased the detection of late onset hearing loss in VLBW infants. A significant proportion of those with late onset hearing loss had a conductive component. Without identification and treatment, even conductive losses may negatively impact speech and language development.