O diagnóstico da perda auditiva na infância / The diagnosis of hearing loss in childhood

Objetivo: descrever a epidemiologia, etiologia e formas de diagnóstico precoce das desordens auditivas na criança, assim como as implicações no desenvolvimento. Fontes pesquisadas: artigos de base de dados Medline do período de 1985 a 2005...

Objective: to describe the hearing disorders epidemiology, etiology and the tools for early diagnosis in children, as well as the implications on child development. Data sources: Medline database was reviewed in the period between 1985 and 2005. Technical books, thesis, publications from the Ministry at Health and documents available on the Internet were also reviewed...