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Rev Mex Pediatr 2026; 93 (4)

Prevalence of abnormal hearing screen results at a public referral hospital in Veracruz, Mexico

Ceballos-Vela MC, Ruiz-Hernández LD, Díaz-Macedo R,Villegas-Domínguez JE, Huerta-Cortés MJ, Hernández-Rico M

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 150-153
PDF size: 776.49 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: early detection of hearing loss through neonatal hearing screening enables timely interventions that support language development and cognitive function. Objective: to estimate the prevalence of abnormal newborn hearing screening results at a public referral hospital. Material and methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing the medical records of newborns who underwent hearing screening using transientevoked otoacoustic emissions between 2022 and 2023. Results: a total of 2,731 newborns with definitive hearing screening results were included. Nineteen patients showed abnormal screening results, representing a prevalence of 0.70%. Male sex (36.8%), prematurity (21.0%), and low birth weight (5.3%) were the predominant characteristics among this group. Conclusions: the prevalence of abnormal neonatal hearing screening results at a referral hospital was 0.70%.


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