[Arguments in favor of hearing loss screening programs].
In recent years criteria for the cochlear implant candidacy have been widened to childhood, therefore we are compelled to look for the earlier possible diagnosis of deafness. With this aim the AA. have reviewed the diagnostic process of hearing loss made during the last two decades and, consequently, be aware of the problems and planning solutions to avoid unnecesary delays in the treatment.
Morant Ventura
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Servicio de O.R.L. Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia.
Pitarch Ribes
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García Callejo
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Marco Algarra
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening