HOME >> MEDICINE >> NEWS
Pediatricians ignore screenings that flag hearing problems in children, new SLU research finds

n Academy of Pediatrics revised its standards of hearing loss upwards to 25 decibels, Halloran says. That's the equivalent, she says, to having 20:30 vision instead of 20:20, and likely fewer children would fail that screening.

However, the research brings a new question to light: How do doctors decide what to do when young patients have an abnormal screening result?

"The findings from this study are worrisome because physicians took no further action in more than 50 percent of the children who failed the hearing screening," Halloran says.

"Further evaluation or intervention must take place to allow children with possible hearing impairment to benefit from screening practices. Screening that does not result in action for those failing the screening wastes resources and fails to initiate necessary intervention for hearing loss."


'"/>

Contact: Nancy Solomon
solomonn@slu.edu
314-977-8017
Saint Louis University
31-Oct-2005


Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Pediatricians and pathologists see traumatic brain injury differently
2. Pediatricians rarely provide translation services for patients with little English proficiency
3. Pediatricians fail to screen for autism, Hopkins study finds
4. Pediatricians dont often refer patients to community resources for childhood aggression
5. Pediatricians may fail to diagnose obesity in kids, Saint Louis University research shows
6. Pediatricians opinions vary on reporting threshold for suspected child abuse
7. Pediatricians must confront community-based threats to health
8. Fatalistic beliefs about cancer cause many to ignore cancer prevention advice
9. Drivers ignore the risk of mobile phone use
10. Millennium development goals ignore health of indigenous people worldwide
11. Pregnant women should not ignore breast cancer symptoms

Post Your Comments:
(Date:5/22/2013)... Brigham and Women,s Hospital (BWH) finds that a genetic ... lung disease, may be effective in identifying individuals at ... presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference and ... of Medicine on May 22 and will appear ... variant of the MUC5B gene is fairly common, pulmonary ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... from a large observational study reported at ... superior to heparin in the absence of ... patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary ... European and US NSTE-ACS guidelines currently recommend ... heparin plus GP IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors in ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... Purchase, NY (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 ... formed an exclusive partnership with Aurora Financial Systems, ... marketing tool to companies that offer Medicare Advantage ... rewards members for completing 3 out of 12 ... incentive product launched March 2013, and provides an ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... In the past decade, more than 500,000 ... with donated uniforms, shoes, balls and other equipment, thanks ... with manufacturers to provide youth with sporting goods. Now, ... in sports and fitness equipment over 10 years, as ... physical activity. , An inaugural donation of 500 ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... 22, 2013 According to the latest “ ... ” article published recently at FinancesOnline.com the wailing and flailing ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012 report points ... are overweight, 35.7% are obese, and 6.3% are extremely obese. ... article. In particular, the article focuses on a sector that ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Genetic marker associated with risk for pulmonary fibrosis 2Health News:Registry questions superiority of bivalirudin over heparin 2Health News:Integrated Printing Solutions and Aurora Financial Systems, Inc. Create Partnership for Healthcare Incentive Card 2Health News:Good Sports celebrates 10-year anniversary with major milestone: 500,000 American kids equipped for physical activity 2Health News:Good Sports celebrates 10-year anniversary with major milestone: 500,000 American kids equipped for physical activity 3Health News:Black American Obesity Examined In The Latest FinancesOnline.com Article 2Health News:Black American Obesity Examined In The Latest FinancesOnline.com Article 3
(Date:5/22/2013)... YORK , May 22, 2013 While ... their teens, friends to drink at home under adult ... about drinking, the truth is that there are serious ... Partnership at Drugfree.org and The Treatment Research ... new, interactive web resource for parents and caregivers to ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... 2013 PRNewswire – iBio, Inc. (NYSE ... vaccine candidate for the newly emerged H7N9 influenza ... the iBioLaunch™ platform. This validation milestone was achieved ... sequence information to purification of recombinant protein. ... The iBioLaunch platform eliminates the need to ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... 22, 2013 WomanCare Global recently launched ... an extensive training initiative attended by 90 health ... ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101018/DC83896LOGO ) Simplant, ... highly effective subdermal implant composed of two thin, ... (a synthetic form of the hormone progestin). These ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens 2Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens 3Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens 4Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens 5Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens 6Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens 7iBio Technology Produces Vaccine Candidate for Recently Emerged H7N9 Influenza 2WomanCare Global launches Simplant, Long-acting Reversible Contraception, in Chile 2
Cached News: