Frequency of hearing impairment in neonates born in a tertiary-care hospital of a developing country: A prospective-observational study.

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of hearing impairment and prenatal, antenatal, postnatal variables associated with in neonates at Indus hospital Karachi. Study Design: Prospective, Observational, Cohort study. Setting: Department Pediatrics Neonatology, Sheikh Saeed Memorial Campus (SSMC) Hospital Health Network (IHHN) Karachi, Pakistan. Period: July 2020 to June 2022. Material & Methods: We screened 426 for utilizing otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) Auditory brainstem response test (ABR) “brainstem auditory evoked response” (BERA). Babies who failed OAE ABR underwent BERA. abnormal BERA report were proven have impairment. Results: A total through study period. Of these 426, 134 (31.5%) unsuccessful a second stage was conducted where 63 (47.0%) passed 71 (53.0%) did not. The administered neonates, 42 (59.2%) received referrals diagnostic those 15 tested positive BERA, 10 them found sensor neural loss while 5 had conductive loss. Neonatal jaundice patients more likely experience (p=0.011). Family history (p=0.001) fetal distress (p=0.043) significantly related Conclusion: result our has discovered significant number risk factors loss, which is crucial since it will allow close monitoring kids factors. Furthermore, research emphasizes need newborn screening country, this not generally carried out all facilities.