Aproximadamente el 40% de los niños con sordera tienen añadido un trastorno del desarrollo o un problema médico importante, que puede retrasar la edad de diagnóstico de la hipoacusia y/o precisar de la intervención de otros profe­sionales. Esta situación se designa como “hipoacusia o sordera con discapacidad añadida” (DA+). El motivo por el que la […]

This leaflet, in addition to the Document “CODEPEH 2021 Recommendations” (forthcoming), addresses a scientific review of the recent scientific evidence on deafness associated with another disability (DA+), providing recommendations for action on the detection and diagnosis of deaf children with associated disability, as well as children with other types of disability with additional deafness, in […]

This brochure, complementary to the document «PREVENTION AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF OTOTOXIC HEARING LOSS: CODEPEH 2020 recommendations«, deals with a scientific review of the early detection, prophylaxis, monitoring and treatment of ototoxicity in the paediatric population, which causes a deterioration in hearing ability with significant consequences. Ototoxic drugs represent one of the main causes of […]

This brochure, complementary to the Document ““Update of early detection programmes for pediatric hearing loss: CODEPEH recommendations (Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow-up)”, completes the review and update of early detection programs for childhood deafness. It focuses on the diagnostic phase, decision-making regarding treatment, and the follow-up process. The update points out the etiological and audiological diagnosis, […]