hrp0097p1-306 | Growth and Syndromes | ESPE2023

Annual Hearing Screening in Children with Achondroplasia: Results from the First 4 Years in Glasgow.

Watt Adam , Kubba Haytham , Hunter Karen , Weale Corinne , McDevitt Helen , Mason Avril

Objectives: Hearing loss and ENT problems are frequently seen in children with Achondroplasia. Current international consensus guidance recommends audiological assessment before the age of one year and thereafter in childhood in presence of speech delay, hearing difficulties or features of middle ear effusion. In January 2019, we began a programme of annual hearing screening for children with Achondroplasia residing in Glasgow who attend the Complex Bone Clini...