Hearing Loss in Children

Andrea L.O. Hebb, MSc, PhD, RN*, Laura MacKenzie and Hannah Wade

Received: October 13, 2018;   Published: October 17, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/LOJNHC.2018.02.000126

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Abstract

In Canada, more than 2000 children are born with some form of hearing loss (HL) each year, making HL one of the most common birth defects for which screening is available [1]. Categories of hearing loss range from disability in one or two ears, to the type of hearing loss (sensorineural, permanent conductive, neural hearing disorders and mixed), and then to the level of hearing loss [2]. Most research in hearing impairment is focused on the effects and causes of hearing loss, instead of the classification. In Canada, five provinces, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia, require universal hearing screening when a baby is born [3].

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