Schaefer, Karolin, Coninx, Frans and Fischbach, Thomas (2019). LittlEARS auditory questionnaire as an infant hearing screening in Germany after the newborn hearing screening. Int. J. Audiol., 58 (8). S. 468 - 476. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1708-8186

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using the LittlEARS (R) Auditory Questionnaire (LEAQ (R)) as part of the infant hearing screening programme in Germany. Design: LEAQ (R) s were distributed to 47 paediatric practices and were completed by the parents/guardians of the infants (aged between 9-14 months) involved in the study (= LEAQA (R) screening). The infants who failed the LEAQA (R) screening were invited to a LEAQ rescreening. Infants who failed the LEAQA (R) rescreening were sent to a paediatric ENT specialist. After 3 years, a follow-up was performed on two groups: the first group comprised infants who failed the LEAQ screening; the second group (control group) comprised 200 infants who passed the LEAQ screening. Study Sample: 5316 questionnaires were returned. Results: Six infants with permanent hearing loss were identified using the LEAQA (R) as a screening tool. Conclusions: An infant hearing screening using the LEAQA (R) is easily implementable in paediatric practices and may be a good alternative in countries where no objective screening instruments are available. The LEAQA (R) was suitable for monitoring hearing development in infants in general and could help to identify a late-onset or progressive hearing loss in infants.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Schaefer, KarolinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Coninx, FransUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fischbach, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-150607
DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1597287
Journal or Publication Title: Int. J. Audiol.
Volume: 58
Number: 8
Page Range: S. 468 - 476
Date: 2019
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication: ABINGDON
ISSN: 1708-8186
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
EARLY IDENTIFICATION; CHILDREN; VERSION; FORM; CDIMultiple languages
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; OtorhinolaryngologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15060

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