title: Nonorganic hearing loss and child abuse: beyond the sound booth.
abstract: Nonorganic hearing loss in children can result from many factors. It is possible that some children show nonorganic hearing loss because of the stresses of past or on-going abuse and neglect. We report three cases of nonorganic hearing loss in children with a history of abuse. These cases suggest that among other causes, child abuse or neglect is to be ruled out when a child shows false hearing loss. Discussions with professionals knowledgeable of a child's home life should be a initiated when nonorganic pediatric hearing loss is uncovered.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Riedner
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Efros
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002649:Child Abuse; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male