Bluestone C D
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996 Jul;115(1):89-93. doi: 10.1016/S0194-5998(96)70142-0.
In 1993 the National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement, Early Identification of Hearing Impairment in Infants and Young Children, recommended "universal screening for hearing impairment prior to three months of age." However, the decision to invoke screening programs that include all newborns remains highly controversial, even though such programs now exist in at least 60 hospitals in 18 states. Unfortunately, otolaryngologists in the United States have not been actively involved in this ongoing debate, despite the role of those in our specialty as "gatekeepers" of hearing loss in patients of all ages. In relation to identification of hearing loss in the neonatal period, we have abrogated our responsibility to other health care professionals. Otolaryngologists, this is your "wake up call."
1993年，美国国立卫生研究院发布的《婴幼儿听力障碍的早期识别》共识声明建议“在婴儿三个月大之前进行听力障碍的普遍筛查”。然而，启动涵盖所有新生儿的筛查项目这一决定仍极具争议，尽管目前至少有18个州的60家医院开展了此类项目。不幸的是，美国的耳鼻喉科医生并未积极参与这场持续的辩论，尽管我们这个专业领域的医生在各个年龄段患者听力损失的“把关”方面发挥着作用。在新生儿听力损失的识别方面，我们已将自身责任推诿给了其他医疗保健专业人员。耳鼻喉科医生们，这是给你们的“警钟”。
