Journal article
Clinical aspects of hereditary hearing loss
Genetics in medicine, Vol.9(7), pp.393-408
07/2007
DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e3180980bd0
PMID: 17666886
Abstract
Hearing loss is an etiologically diverse condition with many disease-related complications and major clinical, social, and quality of life implications. As the rate of acquired hearing loss secondary to environmental causes decreases and improvements in the diagnosis of abnormalities occur, the significance of genetic factors that lead to deafness increases. Advancements in molecular biology have led to improved detection and earlier intervention in patients with hearing loss. Subsequently, earlier implementation of educational services and cochlear implant technology in patients with profound hearing loss now results in superior communication skills and enhanced language development. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive framework underlying the causes of hearing impairment and to detail the clinical management for patients with hereditary hearing loss.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinical aspects of hereditary hearing loss
- Creators
- Amit Kochhar - Molecular Otolaryngology Research Laboratories, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USAMichael S HildebrandRichard J H Smith
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Genetics in medicine, Vol.9(7), pp.393-408
- DOI
- 10.1097/gim.0b013e3180980bd0
- PMID
- 17666886
- NLM abbreviation
- Genet Med
- ISSN
- 1098-3600
- eISSN
- 1530-0366
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R01 DC03544 / NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC02842 / NIDCD NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2007
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984006459302771
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