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Croatian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 11 No. 44, 2015.

Professional paper

DETECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN HOSPITAL MATERNITY WARD VIROVITICA

Nives Kolar ; General Hospital Virovitica Ambulance
Ksenija Mikulčić ; General Hospital Virovitica Ambulance
Milica Ivanic ; General Hospital Virovitica Ambulance

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Abstract

Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hearing impairment in
newborns using automatic otoacoustic emission (A-OAE) in Virovitica County Hospital
Maternity Ward. Screening includes all newborns born in the period from 2012-2014.
Hearing was tested on 2188 (98.9%) newborns among which 133 (6.1%) had positive
hearing impairment results. 9 (0.4%) newborns had positive results and were reffered to
a secondary institution (Policlinic SUVAG, Zagreb) where 3 (0,14%) of them were
confirmed hearing impairment. Results confirm the importance of early screening for
hearing impairment of all newborns after birth in maternity ward.

Keywords

hearing impairment, newborns, otoacoustic emission

Hrčak ID:

298416

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/298416

Publication date:

7.10.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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