PMID- 23456183
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140630
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1863-4362 (Electronic)
IS  - 0021-1265 (Linking)
VI  - 182
IP  - 4
DP  - 2013 Dec
TI  - Initial results from the newborn hearing screening programme in Ireland.
PG  - 551-6
LID - 10.1007/s11845-013-0924-z [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Hearing screening programmes aim to detect hearing loss in the 
      neonate. The Health Service Executive (HSE) South was the first phase of a 
      national roll-out of a neonatal hearing screening programme in Ireland, going 
      live on 28 April 2011. RESULTS: Over 11,738 babies have been screened for 
      permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) during the first 12 months. The 
      percentage of eligible babies offered hearing screening was 99.2 %. Only 0.2 % (n 
      = 25) of those offered screening declined. 493 (4 %) were referred for immediate 
      diagnostic audiological assessment. The average time between screen and 
      diagnostic audiology appointment was 2 weeks. 15 (1.3/1,000) babies have been 
      identified with a PCHI over the 12-month period. 946 (4 %) babies screened were 
      admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for >48 h. The prevalance of 
      PCHI is 7.3/1,000 in the NICU population compared to 0.6/1000 in the well baby 
      population. 214 (1.8 % of total babies screened) had a clear response in the 
      screening programmes, but were deemed to be at risk of an acquired childhood 
      hearing impairment. These babies will be reassessed with a diagnostic audiology 
      appointment at 8-9 months of age. To date, there is one case of acquired hearing 
      impairment through this targeted follow-up screen. Of the 15 cases of PCHI 
      identified, 8 (53 %) of these had one or more risk factors for hearing loss and 7 
      (37 %) were admitted to the NICU for >48 h. Four babies were referred for 
      assessment at the National Cochlear Implant Centre.
FAU - O'Connor, A
AU  - O'Connor A
AD  - Department of Otolaryngology, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, 
      Ireland, aoconnor@rcsi.ie.
FAU - O'Sullivan, P G
AU  - O'Sullivan PG
FAU - Behan, L
AU  - Behan L
FAU - Norman, G
AU  - Norman G
FAU - Murphy, B
AU  - Murphy B
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130302
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Ir J Med Sci
JT  - Irish journal of medical science
JID - 7806864
SB  - IM
MH  - Early Diagnosis
MH  - Hearing Loss/*diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - *Hearing Tests
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Ireland/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - *National Health Programs
MH  - Neonatal Screening/*methods
MH  - Predictive Value of Tests
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Prognosis
MH  - Program Evaluation
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Risk Factors
EDAT- 2013/03/05 06:00
MHDA- 2014/07/01 06:00
CRDT- 2013/03/05 06:00
PHST- 2012/11/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/02/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/03/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/03/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/07/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s11845-013-0924-z [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ir J Med Sci. 2013 Dec;182(4):551-6. doi: 10.1007/s11845-013-0924-z. Epub 2013 
      Mar 2.