Karen Ann Hawley1, Donald M Goldberg2, Samantha Anne3. 1. Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology Division, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, New Mexico, United States. 2. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States. 3. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States. Electronic address: annes@ccf.org.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Because management of hearing loss (HL) often requires multiple specialists, a multidisciplinary clinic, Pediatric Hearing Management Clinic, (PHMC) was established to coordinate care for children with newly diagnosed HL. METHODS: Retrospective review of patients seen in PHMC from February 2009 to April 2010. RESULTS: Clinic information was available for 40/41 of the patients and was included in the study. 37/41 had confirmed HL. HL was categorized into bilateral/symmetric [15], bilateral/asymmetric [12] and unilateral [10]. Sixteen patients subsequently received hearing amplification after PHMC visit. Follow up was successfully established with otolaryngology in 23/32 (72%) patients, audiology in 29/40 (73%) patients, speech pathology in 11/12 (92%) patients, and ophthalmology in 15/30 (50%) patients. Twenty-nine patients completed evaluations of PHMC. The mean score in six total categories was 3.8/4.0 (4.0 as the highest satisfaction). CONCLUSION: A multidisciplinary clinic approach provides a convenient and effective way to coordinate care for children with HL.
INTRODUCTION: Because management of hearing loss (HL) often requires multiple specialists, a multidisciplinary clinic, Pediatric Hearing Management Clinic, (PHMC) was established to coordinate care for children with newly diagnosed HL. METHODS: Retrospective review of patients seen in PHMC from February 2009 to April 2010. RESULTS: Clinic information was available for 40/41 of the patients and was included in the study. 37/41 had confirmed HL. HL was categorized into bilateral/symmetric [15], bilateral/asymmetric [12] and unilateral [10]. Sixteen patients subsequently received hearing amplification after PHMC visit. Follow up was successfully established with otolaryngology in 23/32 (72%) patients, audiology in 29/40 (73%) patients, speech pathology in 11/12 (92%) patients, and ophthalmology in 15/30 (50%) patients. Twenty-nine patients completed evaluations of PHMC. The mean score in six total categories was 3.8/4.0 (4.0 as the highest satisfaction). CONCLUSION: A multidisciplinary clinic approach provides a convenient and effective way to coordinate care for children with HL.
Authors: Lisa Zhang; Anne R Links; Emily F Boss; Alicia White; Jonathan Walsh Journal: JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2020-01-01 Impact factor: 6.223