Maria Alves Barbosa / Valeriana De Castro Guimarães
Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
Librería Perelló (Valencia)
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Donde los libros
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Hearing loss is more prevalent than other disorders found at birth. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of hearing disorders in newborns at a teaching hospital. This was a prospective cross-sectional study of 226 newborns born in a public hospital between May 2008 and May 2009. Of the 226 screened, 46 (20.4%) had no emissions and were referred for a second emission. Of the 26 (56.5%) children who attended the retest, 8 (30.8%) remained absent and were referred to an otorhinolaryngologist. Five (55.5%) attended and were examined by the doctor. Of these, 3 (75.0%) had normal otoscopy and were referred for Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAEP) assessment. Of all the children studied, 198 (87.6%) had emissions in one of the tests and 2 (0.9%) were diagnosed with deafness. Conclusion: The prevalence of hearing disorders in the population studied was 0.9%.