Balen, Sheila AndreoliSilva, Laise Caroba da2021-01-112020-08-14SILVA, Laise Caroba da. Frequência da deficiência auditiva relacionada as infecções congênitas: estudo retrospectivo. 2020. 108f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Fonoaudiologia) - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2020.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31262Introduction: The impact of hearing loss is widely known for its effects on child development. Hearing impairment can be caused by genetic, congenital or acquired factors. Among the congenital factors are the presence of infections that can occur during pregnancy, such as: toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes, syphilis, HIV and Zika virus. The high fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and the presence of important sequelae of affected patients make congenital infections a public health problem and their prevention, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment are necessary before, during and after pregnancy. Objective: To verify the frequency of hearing loss in children attended at the SUVAG Center of RN with risk indicators for congenital infections. Methods: This is a retrospective, observational and descriptive study. The study population consisted of children aged 0 to 3 years attended at the SUVAG Center of RN in the period from 2011 to 2019. Consultation and analysis were carried out in the Institution's database, extracting information from the children regarding the presence of reported or confirmed congenital infection (cytomegalovirus, herpes, rubella, syphilis, toxoplasmosis, HIV and Zika virus) and the audiological diagnosis. Of these children included, the presence of co-occurrence between infections or other risk indicators for hearing loss was analyzed. A descriptive analysis was carried out to establish the frequency of hearing loss in relation to each congenital infection isolated or associated with other risk indicators. Results: 4806 children aged 0 to 3 years were assisted. Of these 558 (11.61%) met the eligibility criteria. The frequency of hearing impairment was 1.25% in children with reports and / or confirmation of congenital infections, with the presence of sensorineural hearing loss in six children (85.71%) and conductive hearing loss (14.29 %), of which six were bilateral (85.71%) and one unilateral (14.29%). Conclusion: The present study allowed us to verify that there was a reduced frequency of hearing loss related to the report of congenital infections.Acesso EmbargadoCriançasPerda auditivaDiagnósticoCongênitaPrevalênciamasterThesis