Hearing screening for children beyond the newborn period: CGHH global survey
09-11, 14:00–14:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Hearing Aids

<p>Permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) impacts negatively on children’s development and lives. Improved outcomes are associated with newborn hearing screening and early intervention. However, not all hearing loss manifests itself during the newborn period. The prevalence of childhood hearing loss increases from 1-1.2/1000 during the newborn period to about 2-4/1000 by 9 years of age. Global surveys revealed that only 33% of the world’s newborns have access to universal newborn hearing screening. Little is known about the status of screening and surveillance of hearing beyond the newborn period. The Coalition for Global Hearing Health Hearing Care Pathways Working Group (CGHH) conducted a survey to increase understanding of the status of hearing screening during early childhood, with a view to developing recommendations for establishing evidence-based programs in different resource settings to mitigate the negative impact of PCHL.</p> <p>Objective. This study aimed to explore current practice in hearing screening and intervention during early childhood in countries around the world.</p> <p>Method. A custom-designed survey was conducted online using REDCap to gather information on the status of hearing screening, surveillance and intervention in early childhood before school entry, and on hearing screening for children at school age. Professionals, medical practitioners, allied health workers and educators were invited to participate to provide information about the region/country in which they provide services.</p> <p>Result and Discussion. A total of 315 responses were received from respondents across 85 countries on current practice. We examined the diversity of service availability across regions/countries by population size and income level. Findings on current practice were summarized and reported according to WHO regions. The implications for developing new programs for detecting hearing loss during early childhood, and for fine-tuning existing programs will be discussed.</p>
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Moderator Moderator
Yüksel Olgun
Speaker Speaker
Teresa Ching
Yüksel Olgun
<p>Dr Yüksel Olgun is currrently working as an ENT professor in Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkiye. His main area of interest is otology. He is mostly involved in cochlear implantation, middle ear surgery and ototoxicity treatment. He has a PhD degree in basic oncology and a MSc degree in audiology.</p>
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Teresa Ching
<p>Professor Teresa Y.C. Ching is Professorial Fellow at NextSense Institute and conjointly Professor at Macquarie University. She is also an Honorary Professor at University of Queensland in Australia. Teresa’s research is dedicated to improving the lives and outcomes of children with hearing loss. Teresa is particularly interested in seeing the results of her research used by policy makers and service providers and manufacturers in hearing rehabilitation to reduce the impact of hearing loss on language, literacy, educational attainment, mental health, and quality of life. Teresa is the lead author or co-author of more than 150 peer-reviewed articles.</p>
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