Long-term follow-up of otitis media with effusion in neonatal hearing screening.

Objectives: Increased neonatal referral rate of conductive hearing loss (CHL) related to otitis media with effusion (OME) following universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) may cause an unnecessary clinical, emotional, and financial burden. This study analyzes the long-term, audiological, and medical characteristics of CHL associated with OME in neonates in order to establish a standardized protocol following technology-driven improvements in detection and referral rates in UNHS.

Methods: A retrospective study of all neonates with OME-related CHL referred to the University Hospital of Leuven (Belgium) after failing UNHS with the MAICO devices between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2021 was performed.

Risk Factors for Natural Hearing Evolution in Newborns With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Importance: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the major cause of congenital nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss in children. Currently, criteria to identify infants at increased risk for unfavorable hearing outcome are lacking.

Objective: To identify risk factors associated with cCMV-related hearing improvement, hearing deterioration, and late-onset hearing loss.

Risk Factors for Hearing Loss at Birth in Newborns With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Importance: With a prevalence between 0.2% and 6.1% of all live births, congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a major cause of congenital nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss.

Congenital CMV-Associated Hearing Loss: Can Brain Imaging Predict Hearing Outcome?

Objectives: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the leading cause of nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss in childhood and is also associated with CNS abnormalities. The main objective is to investigate the prognostic value of neonatal cranial ultrasound (cUS) and cranial magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) in predicting long-term hearing outcome in a large cohort of cCMV-infected symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

Design: Data were prospectively collected from a multicentre Flemish registry of children with cCMV infection born between 2007 and 2016.

Single-sided deafness affects language and auditory development - a case-control study.

Objectives: To examine auditory, linguistic and cognitive outcomes of children with single-sided deafness (SSD). An increasing body of research suggests that children with SSD lag behind with respect to their normal hearing (NH) peers. In this study, we tap into certain developmental skills.