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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Risk factors Deafness In Babies

According to the Joint Am Comintte of infant Hearing Statement (1994) incidents occurred due to the emergence of deafness among others by:


• There is a family history of deafness

• There Torchs infections (Toxoplasma Rubella Cytomegalo Herpes simplex Siphilis) especially in the first trimester

• Low birth weight <1500 grams

• Hiperbilirubinemia (baby yellow)

• Asfiksia weight (Apgar skore 0 to 4 in the first minute, from 0 to 6 at five minutes

• Use ototoksik drugs (drugs that can damage the auditory system)




• Use of mechanical respirator (ventilator) are usually treated in the ICU> 5 days

• There is a syndrome associated with congenital deafness

• There are abnormalities found in the head neck

• bacterial meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain)


All the above disorders are risk factors of deafness.

1 if there is a risk factor then the possibility of deafness of 10 X, and if there is a risk factor then 3 potential deaf for 63 X


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