Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the width bony cochlear nerve canal (BCNC) in children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and "normal" findings on thin section temporal bone CT. Material methods: BCNC retrospectively evaluated two groups patients. group included 11 (22 canals) aged 2-12 years, congenital, bilateral SNHL who underwent implantation (CI) from Jul...

SNHL is a major cause of childhood disability worldwide, affecting 6 in 1000 children. For children with prelingual hearing loss, early diagnosis and treatment is critical to optimizing speech and language development, academic achievement, and social and emotional development. Cross-sectional imaging has come to play an important role in the evaluation of children with SNHL because otolaryngol...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection remains a leading cause of childhood hearing loss. Currently universal CMV screening at birth does not exist in the United States. An alternative approach could be testing infants who do not pass their newborn hearing screening (NHS) for cCMV. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether a targeted approach will identify infa...

CMV is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus that causes a lifelong, persistent infection in its host. Whereas primary CMV infections in otherwise healthy individuals are typically asymptomatic and go unnoticed, complications can develop in immunosuppressed individuals following acute CMV infection or CMV reactivation, presenting as retinitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, gastroenteritis, or other end-orga...

BACKGROUND The introduction of newborn hearing screening has led to earlier identification of children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Aetiological clarification offers several benefits. There is currently a lack of agreement on which examinations should be recommended. OBJECTIVE Descriptive review of the literature reporting investigations performed to establish the aetiol...

one of the complications of end-stage renal disease (esrd) is sensorineural hearing loss (snhl). despite large number of studies on adults esrd patients, there are only a few reported surveys regarding snhl in children. to determine the prevalence of snhl in children with esrd and its relationship with sex of patients, presence of hypertension, history of ototoxic drugs administration and durat...

Background. Evidence-based information on genetic sensorineural hearing loss in Latin America is limited, hindering the advancement of related clinical practice and development relevant healthcare policies field. This study describes sociodemographic characteristics a group Chilean participants with congenital, childhood, progressive or late-onset unknown etiology; all non-genetic causes were e...

Background: Pseudo-Pendred syndrome (PPS) is a genetic disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. PPS characterized by the presence of hypothyroid goiter combined with mild to moderate form SNHL, not presentable at birth, no obvious inner ear malformation. This major difference from Pendred in which SNHL congenital, severe profound nature, and associated malformation, mostly enlarge...

INTRODUCTION Among the temporal bone abnormalities that can be found in the etiological study of paediatric sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) by imaging techniques, those related to the internal auditory canal (IAC) are the least frequent. The most prevalent of these abnormalities that is associated with SNHL is stenotic IAC due to its association with cochlear nerve deficiencies. Less frequent...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of hearing impairment in children with congenital anomalies of the central nervous system (CNS) by using detailed audiological evaluation methods. METHODS The patients were 78 children with congenital anomalies of the CNS with a mean age of 29.5 months. They had been observed for a mean period of 38.5 months. Hearing levels were evaluated behavioral observ...