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Other causes of congenital hearing loss that are not hereditary in nature include prenatal infections, illnesses, toxins consumed by the mother during pregnancy or other conditions occurring at the time of birth or shortly thereafter. These conditions typically cause sensorineural hearing loss ranging from mild to profound in degree. [3]
A seven-week-old human baby following a kinetic object. Infant vision concerns the development of visual ability in human infants from birth through the first years of life. The aspects of human vision which develop following birth include visual acuity, tracking, color perception, depth perception, and object recognition .
CHARGE syndrome (formerly known as CHARGE association) is a rare syndrome caused by a genetic disorder.First described in 1979, the acronym "CHARGE" came into use for newborn children with the congenital features of coloboma of the eye, heart defects, atresia of the nasal choanae, restricted growth or development, genital or urinary abnormalities, and ear abnormalities and deafness. [1]
Researchers say there is no reliable way of testing how well babies are hearing through their hearing aids between the ages of three and seven months New test could reassure parents their baby’s ...
These disorders can result in feeding problems, speech problems, hearing problems, and frequent ear infections. [1] Less than half the time the condition is associated with other disorders. [1] Cleft lip and palate are the result of tissues of the face not joining properly during development. [1] As such, they are a type of birth defect. [1]
Researchers say there is no reliable way of testing how well babies are hearing through their hearing aids between the ages of three and seven months. New test could reassure parents their baby ...
An Oregon baby underwent surgery to remove half of his brain due to a rare disorder and seizures. Jackson Williamson was just 3 months old when he started suffering seizures.
[3] [14] Additionally, hearing loss is not as common as in type 2. [3] Rarely, cleft lip has been reported in this form of Waardenburg syndrome. [15] Type 4 can also be caused by a mutation in SOX10 (the same gene as in type 2E), in which it is known as type 4C; hearing loss is very common and severe in this type. [16]