A Comparative Study Of Hearing Screening Using Otoacoustic Emissions In Newborns Delivered By Normal Vaginal Route And By LSCS (Lower Segment Cesarian Section).
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of congenital hearing loss in neonates born at SSG Hospital Vadodara using otoacoustic emissions. The present study was prospective observational study, which was carried out in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Medical College and S.S.G Hospital, Baroda from December 2014 to December 2016. Informed written consent about study was taken from either parent of each newborn before enrolling them in to study. Neonates were selected by simple random sampling. Primary data was collected by conducting DPOAE and BERA tests. Total 709 Newborn babies were included in this study. These 709Newborn babies were subjected to 2 stages DPOAE (Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions).Newborn babies were subjected to 1st DPOAE screening within first week of life. While those Newborn babies who were admitted in NICU for more than 5 days were examined after being discharged from NICU. For those babies who pass 1st DPOAE, no further testing was done. For those babies who refer 1st DPOAE, repeat DPOAE testing was done after 15 days, failing which such newborn baby was subjected to BERA (Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry testing to confirm hearing loss). The results were obtained by simple mathematical methods of comparison. The study revealed that Out of 709 newborns, 690 newborns were passed 1st OAE test and 19 newborns were refer the 1st OAE test. Amongst these 19 newborns 16 were delivered normally while 3 were delivered through LSCS. Out of 19 newborns that were refer the 1st OAE test, 17 were passed 2nd OAE test and 2 newborns were refer. Amongst these 2 newborns, 1 was delivered normally while another one was delivered through LSCS mode. Out of 2 newborns that were refer the 2nd OAE test, 1 newborn was found bilateral hearing loss by the BERA test & was delivered through LSCS. Keywords:Distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE), Newborn Hearing Screening, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)
Authors and Affiliations
Nikita Chaudhari, R. G. Aiyer, Rahul Gupta, Jayman Raval
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP372958
- DOI -
- Views 78
- Downloads 0
A Prospective Observational Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Adverse Effects of Levobupivacaine in Combination with Fentanyl during Lower Abdominal Surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia
Abstract:Spinal anaesthesia is a popular and commonly used technique for lower abdominal surgeries. The aim of our study to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of levobupivacaine in combination with fentanyl during...
A Study on the Outcome of Routine Blood Cultures by Conventional Methods in Relation to the Time of Incubation
Presence of microbes in blood i.e. bacteremia carries high risk of morbidity and mortality. Blood cultures form a critical part of evaluation of patients with suspected sepsis. The present study was undertaken to study t...
Eccrine Porocarcinoma of Skin: A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature
Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumour of the eccrine sweat gland. We present a case of eccrine porocarcinoma in a ninety year-old male patient presenting with an exophytic, polypoidal growth on his forearm, cl...
Evaluation of Abdominal Organs in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia using Ultrasonography
Abstract: Sickle-cell disease (SCD), also known as sickle-cell anemia (SCA), is a hereditary blood disorder, caused by an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin found in red blood cells. This leads to a pr...
Masticatory Muscles Activity Associated with Occlusal Factors: An EMG Review
The aim of the study was to conduct a review of electromyographic studies, in order to assess the relationship between various occlusal features and masticatory muscles' activity. An exhaustive MEDLINE computer search wa...