CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS WITHIN UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Background: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) attempts to identify children with a permanent, bilateral, moderate or greater hearing loss at birth. However, children who are referred from UNHS programs may have conductive hearing loss (CHL), sensorineu-ral, or mixed hearing loss. The aim of this review was to investigate the prevalence, sub-classifications, audiological diagnosis, and medical management of CHL within UNHS programs.