2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
10/25/2016 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | State of Neonatal Hearing Screening at St. Luke’s Medical Center | BGPOP Building 402/403/404
State of Neonatal Hearing Screening at St. Luke’s Medical Center
The prevalence of permanent congenital hearing loss in the Philippines is 1/724, considering that 2M babies are born annually, 2,762. Signed into law in 2009 was Republic Act 9709, which states that all babies born in the country should undergo newborn hearing screening. St. Luke’s Medical Center institutionalized newborn hearing screening as early as 2004 as part of the newborn package. Newborn screening results of all babies born at St. Luke’s Medical Center from January 2010 through June 2015 were reviewed. Of the 19,138 babies, 97.7% underwent newborn hearing screening wherein 95% passed and 1.2% had refer results on both ears, while 1% had unilateral refer, 2.3% were not screened, and 0.5% did not complete screening. Of the total, 399 had refer results, but only 21% underwent diagnostic testing. Reasons for noncompliance to the diagnostic tests were explored by contacting parents by phone. Modifications to the protocol were introduced after reviewing the outcome of the study.
- to present the prevalence of hearing loss in the Philippines
- to present the status of the newborn hearing screening at a tertiary private hospital
- to present a best practice model in newborn hearing screening in the Philippines
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Presenters/Authors
Cristopher Ed Gloria
(), University of Santo Tomas, cristopheredgloria@gmail.com;
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Diplomate, Philippine Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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Norberto Martinez
(), University of Santo Tomas, betterhearingphil@hotmail.com;
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Santo Tomas
Past Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Santo Tomas
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Charles Castaneda
(), St. Luke's Medical Centre, chccastaneda.bgc@stluke.com.ph;
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Hearing and Balance Disorders Laboratory
St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City
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