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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Volume 43, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103523
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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Hearing loss; Newborn; Pregnancy; Hearing screenings; Inner ear
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Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy may affect a newborn's hearing, indicating the importance of evaluating infants' health and development.
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused over 500 million confirmed cases (including pregnant women) worldwide. Recently, hearing status in newborns born to mothers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has received attention. This systematic review outlines the current knowledge regarding the effects of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy on newborn hearing. Intrauterine SARS-CoV-2 infection has the potential to affect the auditory system of the newborn due to intrauterine hypoxia and vertical transmission. SARS-CoV-2 might have a greater influence on hearing loss (HL) in newborns during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Therefore, all newborns whose mothers had COVID-19 during pregnancy should be evaluated for cochlear function, regardless of whether their mothers were symptomatic at the time of the disease. However, the understanding of this issue is not consistent and remains controversial. Since early identification and intervention of congenital HL are crucial to the language development of newborns, newborns should be provided with audiological evaluation by various approaches, including Tele-audiology, in the COVID-19 era.
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