Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Samantha Shave; Christina Botti; Kelvin Kwong

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2021.12.006

Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2022 Apr;69(2):221-234. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.12.006.

Authors

Samantha Shave¹, Christina Botti², Kelvin Kwong³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 10 Plum Street, 8th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 10 Plum Street, 8th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 10 Plum Street, 8th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. Electronic address: kelvin.kwong@rutgers.edu.

PMID: 35337535
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.12.006

Abstract

Congenital sensorineural hearing loss is highly prevalent in our population, with a wide variety of causes. The key to clinical management is early detection and intervention, to promote language and cognitive development. With expanding genetic knowledge about congenital sensorineural hearing loss, the indiscriminate approach in workup is no longer recommended. Comprehensive genetic evaluation and cytomegalovirus testing are key to identify the underlying cause of the hearing loss. Treatment and prognosis depend on age of hearing loss onset and detection; management plans will typically include audiology consultation, speech therapy, and various hearing amplification devices and technologies when applicable.

Keywords: Children; Congenital hearing loss; Diagnosis; Pediatric hearing loss; Review; Sensorineural hearing loss; Treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Audiology*
Hearing Loss* / therapy
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / genetics
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural* / therapy
Humans