Review Article

A Review of Hearing Loss in Cleft Palate Patients

Table 8


VariableExplanation

Syndromes/sequences/associationsAll anomalies associated with orofacial clefts were collected.
Preintervention hearing outcomeFor those who received a management intervention, this would be the last available audiological assessment prior to the intervention.
Postintervention hearing outcomeThis would be the most recent audiological assessment after the intervention.
Type of cleftThis was classified as cleft of soft palate, cleft of hard and soft palate, unilateral cleft lip and palate, bilateral cleft lip and palate and cleft lip only.
ComplicationsThe complications recorded were those that occurred during or directly after the intervention.
RegionsThis would be categorised according to one of the 14 centres in the locality.
Type of interventionThe expanded data set is HA, VT, , HA VT, VT HA, and watchful waiting.
Type of hearing lossOne of sensorineural, mixed, and conductive.