Provision of hearing technology in children and adolescents with permanent hearing loss in Germany
The analysis of the prescribed hearing systems reveals inaccuracies in documentation but also a possible care gap in hearing loss management. For a large percentage of children and adolescents, management of hearing loss took place after the age of 1. The frequent initial provision of hearing technology at preschool age indicates that the proportion of hearing loss that is acquired, detected late, or treated late remained quite high even after the introduction of newborn hearing screening. There is an obvious need for comprehensive tracking of children who fail newborn hearing screening and for other screening and hearing tests. The data for 2020 suggest that hearing loss was diagnosed and treated later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Ursula Marschall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2607-8996)
- Karolin Schäfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9110-3827)
- Ingo Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-8285)
- Heike van de Sand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-8721)
- Elena Pützer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6366-470X)
- Ingrid Schübert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-1773)
- Jasmin Filip
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- BARMER GEK (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HNO
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00106-025-01617-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46
Funders
- Universität zu Köln