Have newborn hearing screening programs been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?

References

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. Year 2007 position statement: principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs. Pediatrics. 2007;120(4):898–921.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Escobar-Ipuz FA, Soria-Bretones C, García-Jiménez MA, et al. Early detection of neonatal hearing loss by otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response over 10 years of experience. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;127:109647.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Oudesluys-Murphy AM, van Straaten HL, Bholasingh R, et al. Newborn hearing screening. Eur J Pediatr. 1996;155(6):429–435.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Aurélio FS, Tochetto TM. Newborn hearing screening: experiences of different countries. Arquivos Int Otorrinolaringol. 2010;14(3):355–363.
   Google Scholar
• Jakubíková J, Kabátová Z, Pavlovcinová G, et al. Newborn hearing screening and strategy for early detection of hearing loss in infants. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009;73(4):607–612.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ngui LX, Tang IP, Prepageran N, et al. Comparison of distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) for newborn hearing screening in a hospital with high delivery rate. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;120:184–188.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Megantara I, T’sidkenu MI, Chaidir L, et al. Relation between risk factor of hearing loss and the result of otoacoustic emission in newborns at Santosa Hospital Bandung Central. Hear Balanc Commun. 2021;19(3):167–174.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sabbagh S, Amiri M, Khorramizadeh M, et al. Neonatal hearing screening: prevalence of unilateral and bilateral hearing loss and associated risk factors. Cureus. 2021;13(6):e15947.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haleem A, Javaid M, Vaishya R. Effects of COVID-19 pandemic in daily life. Curr Med Res Pract. 2020;10(2):78–79.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Brotto D, Sorrentino F, Favaretto N, et al. Pediatric hearing loss management in the COVID-19 era: possible consequences and resources for the next future. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022;166(2):217–218.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fan T, Workman AD, Miller LE, et al. The impact of COVID-19 on otolaryngology community practice in Massachusetts. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;165(3):424–430.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Völter C, Schirmer C, Hinsen D, et al. Therapist-guided telerehabilitation for adult cochlear implant users: developmental and feasibility study. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2020;7(1):e15843.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pattisapu P, Evans SS, Noble AR, et al. Defining essential services for deaf and hard of hearing children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;163(1):91–93.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghirri P, Liumbruno A, Lunardi S, et al. Universal neonatal audiological screening: experience of the university hospital of pisa. Ital J Pediatr. 2011;37:16.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Connolly JL, Carron JD, Roark SD. Universal newborn hearing screening: are we achieving the joint committee on infant hearing (JCIH) objectives? Laryngoscope. 2005;115(2):232–236.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghorbani R. COVID-19 pandemic and family physician in Iran. J Mar Med. 2020;2(1):57–58.
   Google Scholar
• McKee M, Moran C, Zazove P. Overcoming additional barriers to care for deaf and hard of hearing patients during COVID-19. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;146(9):781–782.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Charney SA, Camarata SM, Chern A. Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communication and language skills in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;165(1):1–2.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kaplama ME, Ak S. The results of hearing screening in refugee school children living in Şanliurfa/Turkey and the related risk factors. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;134:110041.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yücel A, Alataş N, Yücel H, et al. Newborn hearing screening results of refugees living in our city and the factors affecting the results. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;123:187–190.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Çıkrıkçı S, Deni ZH, Gülşen S. Comparison of hearing screening results of Syrian refugees and Turkish newborns. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;135:110095.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schiergens KA, Staudigl M, Borggraefe I, et al. Neurological sequelae due to inborn metabolic diseases in pediatric refugees: Challenges in treating the untreated. Neuropediatrics. 2018;49(6):363–368.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Saoud M, Al-Fahoum S, Kabalan Y. Congenital hypothyroidism: a five-year retrospective study at Children’s University Hospital, Damascus, Syria. Qatar Med J. 2019;2019(1):7.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Boynuyogun E, Calis M, Kara M, et al. The impact of Middle Eastern crisis on cleft care: evaluation of demographic and perioperative data in Syrian refugees with cleft lip and palate. J Craniofac Surg. 2020;31(6):1668–1671.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bush ML, Burton M, Loan A, et al. Timing discrepancies of early intervention hearing services in urban and rural cochlear implant recipients. Otol Neurotol. 2013;34(9):1630–1635.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Elpers J, Lester C, Shinn JB, et al. Rural family perspectives and experiences with early infant hearing detection and intervention: a qualitative study. J Community Health. 2016;41(2):226–233.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blaseg NA, Williams HM, Jepperson S, et al. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborn hearing screening programs in Western states. J Early Hear Detect Interv. 2021;6(2):7.
   Google Scholar
• Jenks CM, DeSell M, Walsh J. Delays in infant hearing detection and intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic: commentary. Otolaryngol Neck Surg. 2022;166(4):603–604.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar