Background: Congenital hearing loss delays many aspects of a child's development, including speech and socio-cognitive development. The aim of this study was determine the results of infant hearing screening with transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) in Moradi Hospital, Rafsanjan, Iran: 2014. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study from 6017 infants born in Nik...

background hearing loss is the most common congenital disorder the incidence of which is further increased in the presence of risk factors for hearing loss among newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). the aim of this study was early diagnosis and intervention for hearing loss in newborns discharged from nicu. materials and methods this prospective cohort study was conduct...

Congenital hearing loss with many genetic and environmental causes affects 1 in 1000 newborns. Mutations in the GJB2(Gap Junction Beta-2) gene encoding the gap junction protein connexin 26 have been established as the main cause of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss. The aim of this study was to study the frequency of one mutation (35delG) of GJB2 gene in Kerman non-syndromic deaf p...

Hereditary hearing loss (HHL) comprises half of the congenital deafness which arises from genetic mutations. Mutations in the TJP2 gene, encoding tight junction protein 2, are one of the gene alterations in HHL resulting in an autosomal dominant nonsyndromic form of the disease. An 11-year-old male patient with clinically approved congenital hearing loss was referred to our laboratory....

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common congenital deficit. As non genetic contributions congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV) is the most frequent cause for this disease. In 10% 20% of patients with sensorineural hearing loss intrauterine infection with cytomegalovirus is diagnosed. Hearing impairment due to CMV can be diagnosed at birth; nevertheless 33% 50% is late-onset l...

Waardenburg syndrome is a known autosomal dominant cause of congenital hearing loss. It is characterized by a distinctive phenotypic appearance and often involves sensorineural hearing loss. Temporal bone abnormalities and inner ear dysmorphisms have been described in association with the disease. However, middle ear abnormalities as causes of conductive hearing loss are not typically seen in W...

introduction: hearing loss from birth up to the age of 3 years has a negative effect on speech/language development and results in sensory, cognitive, emotional, and academic defects in adulthood by causing delayed development of communicative-linguistic abilities. the present study was performed in order to assess the effect of early intervention on language development in persian children age...

pendred's syndrome is defined as a triad of congenital perceptive hearing loss, goiter, and abnormal perchlorate test. three brothers with pendred's syndrome [p.s.] are reported. the oldest brother has hearing loss (he has been deaf and mute since childhood) and has a large goiter. a thyroid scan revealed euthyroid multinodular goiter and a perchlorate test was performed, and reported...

background and aim: children with hearing loss and children with intellectual developme­ntal disorders have defects in organizing and sensory integration. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hearing impairment and intellectual disability on children's static and dynamic balance. methods: this cross-sectional comparative stu­dy was conducted on 17 boys with congenital severe to ...