Aksaray Yöresinin Yenidoğan İşitme Taraması Sonuçlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the possible risk factors that may lead to hearing loss in newborns who failed the hearing screening tests. Material and Methods: In this retrospective study, 546 newborns who failed the evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) test or who underwent screening auditory evoked brainstem response (ABR) due to detected risk factors were included between 2010 and 2018. The risk factors of 78 patients who failed the screening ABR test were documented. A total of 468 newborns who passed ABR screening test were evaluated as control group. The data were compared statistically. Results: In the comparison of groups who failed and passed the ABR screening test, the mean birth time was found to be significantly earlier (38.1±2.6 and 39.25±1.4 weeks, respectively) (p=0.049), and the mean birth weight was found to be significantly lower (3001 ±628.2 and 3334.82 ±418 g, respectively) (p=0.032) in the failed group. The incidence of neonatal jaundice and jaundice requiring phototherapy was higher in patients who failed the screening ABR test, and this difference was statistically significant (p=0.043 and p=0.028, respectively). The newborns receiving intensive care treatment were also found to be statistically higher (p=0.028). Conclusion: The highest risk group for sensorineural hearing loss in newborns may be considered as the ones with low birth weight, early birth time and receiving intensive care treatment.