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Nedoslýchavost u dětí

Authors

ŠLAPÁK Ivo URÍK Milan HOŠNOVÁ Dagmar KRUNTORÁD Vít ŠIKOLOVÁ Soňa BARTOŠ Michal

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Pediatrie pro Praxi
Citation
Keywords auditory system, hearing loss in children, hearing screening, therapy
Description Hearing loss of varying degrees can be assessed in children from many different perspectives and divisions. In newborns and the amallest children, we diagnose congenital hearing defects, during a genetic examination a conexin mutation can be found. In older children, inflammatory conditions and their complications predominate. In the oldest children, the most common cause of hearing loss is chronic inflammation, to a lesser extent, injuries and idiopathic consequences of hearing impairment. The overview presents individual forms of hearing loss and the mechanism of their occurrence. Hearing impairment investigation methods are different according to age categories and the necessity of the childś cooperation during the investigation. Therapy options are listed for the respective type of hearing loss and the appropriateness of the conservative and surgical method used. Brief anatomical and physiological notes on the structure and function of the auditory system complement the understanding of the development of hearing impairment a ccording to the topography and complexity of the individual parts of the hearing analyzer.

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