Hearing Loss

References

Citations

  1. Bogardus ST Jr, et al. (2003). Screening and management of adult hearing loss in primary care: Clinical applications. JAMA, 289(15): 1986–1990.

  2. Yeuh B, et al. (2003). Screening and management of adult hearing loss in primary care: Scientific review. JAMA, 289(15): 1976–1985.

  3. Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, American Academy of Pediatrics (2007). Year 2007 position statement: Principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs. Pediatrics, 120(4): 898–921. Also available online: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/120/4/898.

  4. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2008). Screening for newborn hearing loss. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsnbhr.htm.

Other Works Consulted

  • Biernath KR, et al. (2006). Bacterial meningitis among children with cochlear implants beyond 24 months after implementation. Pediatrics, 117(2): 284–289.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Update: Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/cochlear/default.htm.

  • Isaacson JE, Vora NM (2003). Differential diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. American Family Physician, 68(6): 1125–1132.

  • Reefhuis J, et al. (2003). Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(5): 435–445.

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2006). FDA public health notification: Continued risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants with a positioner beyond twenty-four months post-implantation. Available online: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/020606-cochlear.html.


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Author: Monica Rhodes Last Updated: April 22, 2009
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Donald R. Mintz, MD - Otolaryngology

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