Hearing assessment in transfusion dependent beta-thalassemia children on oral iron chelating agent
No significant effect of using oral iron chelation drugs was observed on frequency and type of hearing loss among the studied patients but instead the age at starting regular blood transfusion did. Screening of such group of patients for hearing impairment at diagnosis and at regular periods is recommended.
Authors
- Heba G. A. Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-3541)
- Marwa Waheed Tolba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1723-9785)
- Wafaa E. I. Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-3398)
- Yara Khalid Abuelfadl
- Abeer Mohamed Elgendy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4929-1156)
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06116-3
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Science and Technology Development Fund