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Hearing Loss in Neonates and Infants

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A high societal and economic cost is incurred due to infant and child hearing loss due to the subsequent delay in speech and language development. By early diagnosis and therapy, children with hearing loss may improve their language and communication skills to the point that they can fully participate in and contribute to a hearing society [1, 2]. The public is becoming more aware of hearing loss, which has spurred the development of medical infrastructure and associated medical advancements to assist those with hearing loss. The diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss in newborns and babies have undergone a sea change with the implementation of a screening approach for congenital hearing loss [3, 4].

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, İstanbul Arel University, İstanbul, Türkiye

    Bilal Sizer

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Türkiye

    Nuray Bayar Muluk

  3. J. N. Medical College, Department of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KAHER), Belagavi, Karnataka, India

    Nitin R. Ankle

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Sizer, B., Muluk, N.B., Ankle, N.R. (2023). Hearing Loss in Neonates and Infants. In: Şahin, Ö.N., Briana, D.D., Di Renzo, G.C. (eds) Breastfeeding and Metabolic Programming. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33278-4_47

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