2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
Association between craniofacial anomalies and NBHS fail rate
Purpose: Increased knowledge of the prevalence of various craniofacial anomalies and their associated risks for hearing loss can help (a) guide the development of evidence-based practice regarding detection and documentation of risk factors at birth, and (b) health care professionals make appropriate recommendations for follow-up testing and monitoring.
Method: Records were reviewed for 39,813 infants born at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center and White Oak Medical Center between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2019 to determine the association between the presence of craniofacial anomalies and newborn hearing screening fail rates. Prevalence of confirmed hearing loss for infants born with and without risk factors were also examined. Additionally, surveys were sent to state EHDI programs and newborn hearing screening program coordinators across the United States to determine how facilities document risk factors for hearing loss, specifically craniofacial anomalies.
Conclusions: Study outcomes revealed four primary conclusions: (a) Infants with craniofacial anomalies are at a greater risk for failing their newborn hearing screening; (b) There is a need to better delineate craniofacial anomaly risk factors into subgroups; (c) Follow-up audiologic evaluations are not warranted for infants with preauricular sinuses/tags and; (d) A universal protocol needs to be developed for recording risk factors for all infants and for newborn hearing screening newborn hearing screening (NBHS) staff training to identify such risk factors.
- Participants will be able to list general NBHS risk factors
- Participants will be able to identify specific craniofacial anomalies
- Participants will be able to discuss which craniofacial anomalies cause a higher risk for hearing loss in newborns
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Presenter: Kaitlyn Sheapp
Kaitlyn earned her AuD from Gallaudet University in 2021. She currently works as an audiologist in the Rockville, MD area. This presentation is the result of her AuD capstone project.
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Ruth Marin, PhD, has been an audiologist in the Washington DC area for more than 34 years. She developed and manages a NBHS program in Silver Spring, MD, and started the first targeted CMV screening program in Maryland.
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