Hearing outcomes among children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have not been well characterized across disease severity, and the impact of neighborhood-level opportunity on otologic outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of hearing loss (HL), middle ear pathology, and surgical management among children with BPD stratified by disease severity, and to evaluate the contribution of the...
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Discussion
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Audiologists and ENTs managing infants with BPD should be aware that greater disease severity appears associated with worse otologic outcomes, supporting systematic hearing screening and monitoring stratified by BPD severity grade.
As survival rates for premature infants with BPD improve, understanding the associated hearing risks is critical for early intervention and long-term auditory development in this vulnerable population.
- 01BPD severity levels were associated with differing otologic and hearing outcomes in pediatric patients.
- 02Study population included infants and children, making findings relevant to pediatric audiology practice.
- 03Published in Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol (2026), a peer-reviewed specialty journal.
- 04Findings highlight BPD as a risk factor warranting proactive audiologic monitoring.
- 05Results may inform screening protocols for NICU graduates diagnosed with BPD.
Severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia is associated with worse otologic and hearing outcomes in infants and children.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42721665
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijporl.2026.113002.
- Journal
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Infants and children diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia across varying disease severity levels
- Intervention
- Characterization of otologic and hearing outcomes across BPD severity levels
Primary outcomes
Otologic outcomes by BPD severity; Hearing outcomes by BPD severity