本文件的目的是改善儿童单侧或不对称听力损失的管理和治疗。千分之一的新生儿有单侧听力损失,这种患病率随着年龄的增长而增加,由于获得性和延迟性听力损失的病例。尽管这类听力损失对儿童发育和学习过程的影响通常已降到最低,如果他们不接受治疗,他们会影响语言和言语发展,以及全面发展,影响儿童及其家庭的生活质量。该综述的结果表达为针对单侧或不对称听力损失的临床诊断和治疗改进的建议。
The aim of this document is to improve the management and the treatment of unilateral or asymmetrical hearing loss in children. One in one thousand newborn infants has unilateral hearing loss and this prevalence increases with age, due to cases of acquired and delayed-onset hearing loss. Although the impact on the development and learning processes of children of these kinds of hearing loss have usually been minimized, if they are not treated they will impact on language and speech development, as well as overall development, affecting the quality of life of the child and his/her family. The outcomes of the review are expressed as recommendations aimed at clinical diagnosis and therapeutic improvement for unilateral or asymmetrical hearing loss.