Early detection of infant hearing loss: current experiences of health professionals in a developing country.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the experiences of doctors and nurses in infant hearing loss through an open-ended questionnaire in Lagos, Nigeria.


RESULTS
Few respondents detected children with hearing loss within the first 6 mo of life. Parental concern was the most significant lead for doctors. Children suspected of hearing loss were often referred to ENT surgeons before objective hearing evaluation was conducted.


CONCLUSIONS
Doctors and nurses should routinely seek objective infant hearing assessment for timely detection of permanent hearing loss.
Olusanya
Bolajoko O
BO
Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom. boolusanya@aol.com/b.olusanya@ich.ucl.ac.uk
Eletu
Olaseinde B
OB
Odusote
Olatunde
O
Somefun
Abayomi O
AO
Olude
Olufemi
O
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D009726:Nurses; D010290:Parents; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires