Assessment of the Peripheral and Central Auditory System in Infants Whose Mothers Tested Positive for COVID-19 During Pregnancy.

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new member of the coronavirus family. While respiratory transmission is the main route, concerns have arisen regarding possible vertical transmission, which refers to the transmission of the virus from mother to fetus through the dissemination of viral particles in the amniotic fluid. Fetal viral infection via the placenta can affect the formation of the auditory system and lead to congenital hearing disorders.

Evaluation of the Peripheral and Central Auditory Systems in Children and Adolescents Before and After COVID-19 Infection.

Unlabelled: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. During and after COVID-19, audiovestibular symptoms and impairments have been reported.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the peripheral and central auditory systems of children and adolescents following the acute COVID-19 phase based on behavioral, electroacoustic, and electrophysiological audiological assessments.

The Importance of Hearing Screening and Central Auditory Processing in School-Aged Children.

Background/objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed hearing impairment or central auditory processing disorders in children from I and VIII grades of primary schools in Warsaw.

Methods: The participants in the study were 15,659 pupils from classes I and VIII attending primary schools in Warsaw. As part of the study, the hearing threshold for air conduction at frequencies of 0.

The Relationship Between the Electrically Evoked Stapedius Reflex Threshold and Stimulus Burst Duration in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users: Preliminary Data.

Introduction: The electrically evoked stapedius reflex threshold (eSRT) is an objective measure that helps to fit cochlear implants (CIs). The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between different burst durations to elicit eSRT in pediatric CI users.

Materials And Methods: Different stimuli burst durations (100-500 ms) were applied to observe the effect in the reflex determination in 11 pediatric CI users.

Auditory Development of Young Children with Profound Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implants, and Congenital CMV Infection.

The aim of this study was to assess auditory development in young children with profound hearing loss, cochlear implants (CIs), and congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection and to determine the effect of comorbidities on their development. The study group (cCMV group) consisted of 47 CI children-18 girls and 29 boys-who had been diagnosed as having prelingual hearing loss due to cCMV infection (with or without comorbidities); the mean age at CI activation was 15.2 months (range: 9.