Personally Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Pediatric Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric hearing loss is an increasingly recognized problem with significant implications. Increasing our quantitative understanding of potentially modifiable environmental risk factors for hearing loss may form the foundation for prevention and screening programs.

Objective

To determine whether specific threshold exposure levels of personally modifiable risk factors for hearing loss have been defined, with the overarching goal of providing actionable guidance for the prevention of pediatric hearing loss.

Data sources

A systematic review was performed. Computerized searches of PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were completed and supplemented with manual searches.

Review methods

Inclusion/exclusion criteria were designed to determine specific

SUBMITTER: Vasconcellos AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4472569 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature