Pediatric Hearing Loss: Advances in Early Detection, Intervention and Family-Centered Care
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Otolaryngology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editors
Interests: early intervention hearing loss; developmental language disorders; autism spectrum disorders; early identification of language and communication disorders; predictors of outcomes
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Interests: early diagnosis of hearing loss; etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders; developmental and behavioural paediatrics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the early detection and management of pediatric hearing loss. Topics include innovations in newborn hearing screening, interdisciplinary developmental care, and genetic insights, including emerging gene-targeted therapies. Cutting-edge interventions, such as personalized hearing aids and cochlear implants, are discussed alongside outcome predictors that guide individualized care.
Emphasizing multiprofessional and family-centered models, the issue highlights strategies that support children with congenital hearing loss—including those with additional disabilities—through parental engagement, continuity of care, and shared decision-making from genetic testing to intervention planning.
Contributions on novel clinical approaches, interprofessional diagnostics, family-centered care, and gene-based therapies are especially welcome.
Dr. Daniel Holzinger
Dr. Johannes Hofer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric hearing loss
- early intervention
- early identification of language and communication disorders
- develop-mental language disorders
- predictors of outcomes
- newborn hearing screening
- pediatric audiology
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