Medfødt hørenedsættelse hos børn

Kristianna Mey, Pernille Mathiesen Tørring, Bjarke Edholm, Emilija Meskiene, Jesper Hvass Schmidt*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

Abstract

The identification of congenital hearing loss using Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions and Automatic Auditory Brainstem Response in a newborn hearing screening program is crucial for initiating early rehabilitation with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Specific genetic causes, such as Pendred syndrome, connexin-26, stereocilin, and otoferlin-associated deafness, can be identified today using gene panels. Specifically, for otoferlin-associated deafness, it may be possible to offer gene therapy as a novel treatment for this specific genetic type of hearing loss.

Bidragets oversatte titelCongenital hearing loss in children
OriginalsprogDansk
ArtikelnummerV03250237
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind187
Udgave nummer42
Sider (fra-til)1-9
Antal sider9
ISSN0041-5782
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 13 okt. 2025

Emneord

  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/congenital
  • Child
  • Neonatal Screening
  • Hearing Loss/congenital
  • Connexin 26
  • Membrane Proteins/genetics
  • Connexins/genetics
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
  • Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
  • Goiter, Nodular

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