Annual hearing screening in girls with Turner syndrome: results from the first three years in Glasgow
Abstract
Background Hearing loss is prevalent in girls with Turner Syndrome (TS). A number of cross-sectional studies have confirmed that conductive hearing loss due to middle ear disease and permanent, progressive sensorineural hearing loss are both very common and often unrecognised in TS. Hearing screening has been suggested by many authors and is recommended in some recent national audiology guidelines (every 3-5 years in an international consensus statement, every 1-2 years in the USA and every year in the UK). The effectiveness of such regular hearing screening has not been assessed before.Study aims and methods In January 2016 we began a programme of annual hearing screening for all girls attending the West of Scotland TS clinic. We have collected data on age, karyotype, ear and hearing symptoms, otoscopy findings, audiometric test results and subsequent outcomes for the first three years of our programme. Our aim is to assess whether this screening programme is an effective use of resources, with a worthwhile rate of detecting new otological problems and without an excessive additional workload for the audiology department.Results Twenty-six girls participated in the screening programme and 8 of these had no hearing issues or ear abnormalities at any time over the 3 years. Two girls had cholesteatoma, 4 had tympanic membrane retractions and/or perforations, and 9 had OME (of which 6 were transient and 3 persistent, with 2 of these requiring treatment). One cholesteatoma, one perforation and one persistent OME were already known about but all other diagnoses were new as a result of the screening programme. Five girls have persistent conductive hearing loss (plus another 6 who had a transient episode of conductive loss due to middle ear fluid) and 6 have some degree of sensorineural hearing loss (3 purely sensorineural, 3 mixed). At the time that a hearing loss was diagnosed, the parents had concerns about the hearing in 4 cases and no concerns in 12. Six girls have been fitted with hearing aids since we started the screening programme, each for different indications (sensorineural hearing loss in two cases, and one case each of persistent OME, post cholesteatoma surgery, tympanic membrane perforation and unilateral tympanic membrane retraction respectively). Two girls have had ear surgery as a result of referral from the programme (one for ventilation tubes, one for cholesteatoma).Conclusions The screening programme has picked up ear disease in 69% of girls with TS with only a small additional workload for the audiology department. The ongoing detection of new problems in the second and third years of the programme attests to the value of continued regular hearing screening for girls with TS.
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75% of children with TS identified to have hearing loss reported no concerns prior to screening.
“While adults can often self-identify a decline in hearing ability, 75% of children with TS identified to have hearing loss reported no concerns prior to screening.652”
From Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome. (2024) · cites this paper as [652]
Middle ear fluid is often accompanied with conductive hearing loss that is not clinically recognized, particularly in infants and young children with TS.
“Furthermore, middle ear fluid is often accompanied with conductive hearing loss that is not clinically recognized, particularly in infants and young children.652”
From Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome. (2024) · cites this paper as [652]
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- Authors
- Kubba, H., McAllister, K., Hunter, K., & Mason, A.
- Affiliations
- Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Kubba, Haytham
- Venue
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-05
- Volume
- 120
- Pages
- 152-156
- ISSN
- 0165-5876 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2911760237
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 22
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- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 1.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Keywords
- Turner syndrome, hearing screening, conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, otitis media with effusion, cholesteatoma, tympanic membrane perforation, middle ear disease, hearing aids, screening effectiveness, girls, audiometric outcomes, tympanostomy tubes
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Audiometry, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Hearing Loss, Conductive, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Humans, Infant, Mass Screening, Scotland, Turner Syndrome, Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear, Otoscopy, Young Adult
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