A study of brainstem evoked response audiometry in high-risk infants and children under 10 years of age

Thirunavukarasu, Ramanathan; Balasubramaniam, Ganesh Kumar; Kalyanasundaram, Ramesh Babu; Narendran, Gitanjali; Sridhar, Sajee

doi:10.4103/0971-7749.155306

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“…Abnormality at the level of cochlear nucleus and brainstem due to inheritance of abnormal genes. This data is consistent with studies by Ramanathan [4] and Mallikarjun [6] where inherited causes were on the rise. Health education is of prime importance to increase awareness of the detrimental health effects of consanguineous marriage.…”

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Study of Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry to Assess Hearing Loss in High Risk Children Below 5 Years

Garg¹,

Viswanatha

2020

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Early detection of hearing loss and intervention is very important for the development of normal speech and language. A prospective study of brainstem evoked response audiometry to access hearing loss in high risk children below 5 years of age, to find out the incidence of hearing loss in children from high risk category and to determine the threshold of hearing by brainstem evoked response audiometry in high risk children by observing wave 'V' at the minimum intensity of click stimulus. 100 children having one or more high-risk factors for hearing loss (up to 5 years of age) according to the inclusion criteria had been selected for the study from the outpatient department. This study showed that BERA was found to be a useful, accurate tool to detect the type of hearing loss and the site of defect in auditory transmission of sound. This aids in planning the mode of intervention for early rehabilitation for speech and language development.

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Study of Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry to Assess Hearing Loss in High Risk Children Below 5 Years

Garg¹,

Viswanatha

2020

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“…The child's hearing sensitivity was assessed based on the following. 10  Normal hearing sensitivity: ≤25 dB. In this study, 72% of the total patients showed decreased hearing, which is comparable to the study by Ramnathan and Ganesh 10 who also had higher incidence hearing loss among 125 patients screened.…”

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Study of brain stem evoked audiometry in children under 10 years of age: a case series study

Suligavi

Pawar

2019

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: Brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) is a diagnostic tool which can be used to assess the early hearing loss and planning rehabilitative procedures. It is noninvasive and can be performed in uncooperative children.Methods: To evaluate the hearing threshold and find the incidence of hearing loss in infants and children under 10 years of age. Results: Totally, 55 patients under 10 years of age were included in the study. 15 children had normal hearing (27.27%) and 40 (72.72 %) were found to have sensorineural hearing loss. Amongst 40, 19 (47.5%) children were found in the age group of 1-5years. 14 (35%) were found to have profound hearing loss, 15 (37.5%) had severe, 8(20%) had moderate, 3 (7.5%) had mild hearing loss.Conclusions: Newborn screening is mandatory to identify hearing loss in the prelinguistic period to reduce the burden of handicap in the community. BERA should be carried out as a routine procedure to detect hearing impairment in high risk children and rehabilitative measures should be started as early as possible.

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“…Similar findings of delayed reporting were also found in different studies across India. 4,5 Much of the speech and language development occurs during this period. Hence, hearing loss is identified when the child presents with delayed speech.…”

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A study of brainstem evoked response audiometry in children with severe hearing loss

Kumari

Jain

Kumar

2019

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: Brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) is a non-invasive diagnostic tool which can be used to assess the early hearing loss. The objectives of the study were to find out the risk factors for severe hearing loss in children and to evaluate the role of BERA in early diagnosis of severe hearing loss in children.Methods: The present hospital based cross sectional study was conducted on 105 children suffering from severe hearing loss. Risk factors of hearing loss was assessed in these children and brainstem evoked response audiometry was performed. Results: Out of 105 children studied risk factors for hearing loss were present in 69 cases (65.71%) in which several cases had multiple risk factors. History of prolonged stay at NICU was present in 23 cases (21.9%). 11 (10.5%) cases had suffered from meningitis while history of cerebral malaria was present in 2 cases (1.9%). History of cerebral palsy was present in 5.7% cases. The family history of hearing loss was present in 15 patients (14.3%). Bilateral severe hearing loss was present in 76 cases (72.4%) while in 13 cases (12.4%) there was bilateral severe to profound hearing loss assessed using BERA test.Conclusions: Early detection and timely intervention can not only help prevent this silent handicap of deafness but also contribute to social and economic productivity of a community.

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A study of brainstem evoked response audiometry in high-risk infants and children under 10 years of age

Cited by 12 publications

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Study of Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry to Assess Hearing Loss in High Risk Children Below 5 Years

Study of Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry to Assess Hearing Loss in High Risk Children Below 5 Years

Study of brain stem evoked audiometry in children under 10 years of age: a case series study

A study of brainstem evoked response audiometry in children with severe hearing loss

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