Publications by authors named "Karin de Graaff-Korf"
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the neonatal click Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) results in relation to the subsequently determined mean hearing loss (HL) over 1, 2 and 4 kHz, as well as over 2 and 4 kHz.
Methods: Between 2004-2009, follow-up data were collected from Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) at 1 and 2 years and playaudiometry at 4 and 8 years of newborns who had failed neonatal hearing screening in the well-baby clinics and who had been referred to a single Speech and Hearing center. Hearing Level data were compared with ABR threshold-levels established during the first months of life.
Article Synopsis
- Birth weight discordant twins carry a higher risk of neonatal hearing loss (NHL), especially in very and extremely preterm cases.
- A study analyzed data from a Dutch newborn hearing screening program, examining twins and singletons with gestational ages between 24 and 32 weeks to determine the impact of weight discordance on NHL.
- The findings revealed that smaller newborns from high weight discordant twins had a significantly higher risk of NHL compared to singletons and concordant twins, indicating that greater weight differences correlate with increased risk.
Background: Literature shows that lower gestational age leads to greater delays in the auditory conduction, which suggests atypical maturation of the brainstem in normal-hearing premature newborns. Our aim is to investigate if there is a difference between the extrauterine and intrauterine maturation of the auditory system in normal-hearing newborns with a very premature (28-31 weeks) or extremely premature (<28 weeks) birth.
Methods: Results of the Automated Auditory Brainstem Response Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Dutch Neonatal Intensive Care Units and diagnostic examinations were centrally registered from 1998 to 2016.