International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Hearing loss in the pediatric patient

Bryan J Liming; John Carter; Alan Cheng; Daniel Choo; John Curotta; Daniela Carvalho; John A Germiller; Stephen Hone; Margaret A Kenna; Natalie Loundon; Diego Preciado; Anne Schilder; Brian J Reilly; Stephane Roman; Julie Strychowsky; Jean-Michel Triglia; Nancy Young; Richard J H Smith

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.09.016

International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Hearing loss in the pediatric patient

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Nov:90:251-258. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.09.016. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Authors

Bryan J Liming¹, John Carter², Alan Cheng³, Daniel Choo⁴, John Curotta³, Daniela Carvalho⁵, John A Germiller⁶, Stephen Hone⁷, Margaret A Kenna⁸, Natalie Loundon⁹, Diego Preciado¹⁰, Anne Schilder¹¹, Brian J Reilly¹⁰, Stephane Roman¹², Julie Strychowsky¹³, Jean-Michel Triglia¹², Nancy Young¹⁴, Richard J H Smith¹⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA, USA. Electronic address: Bryan-liming@uiowa.edu.
² Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
³ Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
⁵ Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
⁶ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, USA.
⁷ Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
⁸ Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston MA, USA.
⁹ Pediatric ENT Department, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
¹⁰ Department of Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, USA.
¹¹ Evident, UCL Ear Institute, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London UK.
¹² Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, La Timone Children's Hospital, Aix-Marseille Universite', Marseille, France.
¹³ Paediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁴ Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA.
¹⁵ Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA, USA.

PMID: 27729144
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.09.016

Abstract

Objective: To provide recommendations for the workup of hearing loss in the pediatric patient.

Methods: Expert opinion by the members of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group.

Results: Consensus recommendations include initial screening and diagnosis as well as the workup of sensorineural, conductive and mixed hearing loss in children. The consensus statement discusses the role of genetic testing and imaging and provides algorithms to guide the workup of children with hearing loss.

Conclusion: The workup of children with hearing loss can be guided by the recommendations provided herein.

Keywords: Comprehensive genetic testing; Conductive hearing loss; Congenital hearing loss; Consensus statement; Sensorineural hearing loss.

Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

Publication types

Consensus Development Conference
Practice Guideline
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Deafness / diagnosis
Deafness / genetics
Genetic Testing
Hearing Loss / diagnosis
Hearing Loss / genetics
Hearing Loss, Central / diagnosis*
Hearing Loss, Central / genetics
Hearing Loss, Conductive / diagnosis*
Hearing Loss, Conductive / genetics
Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural / diagnosis*
Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural / genetics
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / genetics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mass Screening
Neonatal Screening
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
Otolaryngology / standards
Pediatrics / standards

Supplementary concepts

Auditory neuropathy

Grants and funding

NIHR-RP-011-045/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom