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The question on deafness and hearing impairment is extremely important. According to the Eurostat publication, ‘Key data on health 2002’, it is true that at present there are no data on the prevalence of deafness, hearing impairment, nor on tinnitus in the European Union. However, the Commission agrees that it would be important, as a measurement of a significant aspect of health status, to have comparable and accurate data on such impairments. It would also be useful to evaluate screening, care and treatment available and to develop preventive strategies.
In terms of research, the Commission has given the issue a great deal of attention both in the previous and current framework programmes. As an example, under the fifth programme, the ‘Hereditary deafness’ project – with an EU contribution of EUR 2.8 million and coordinated by the Institut Pasteur in Paris – led to the discovery of half of the genes causing hereditary deafness once mutated. This project strongly contributed to the development of new diagnostic tools to identify these genetic defects early after birth.
More recently, a large FP6 integrated project, Eurohear – coordinated by Inserm in Paris – addressing deafness and hearing impairment just started in December 2004. This project receives a European Union contribution of EUR 12.5 million. It has the objectives of providing fundamental knowledge about the development and function of the inner ear, and identifying the molecular defects underlying hereditary hearing impairments. Achieving these objectives will facilitate the development of therapies for alleviating hearing impairment. Other projects of a lower scale on hearing impairment and rehabilitation were also funded.
More specifically, detection techniques of hearing impairment, notably in the new-born and children, were supported in the context of the successive Ahead projects coordinated by Professor Grandori, in Milan, based on the technique of otoacoustic emissions.
In the context of the Commission’s proposal for the Seventh Framework Programme, the fields of advanced diagnostic techniques and handicaps are, like before, still clearly considered. In addition – and this is new – child health is recognised as a strategic issue, to be addressed across activities of the health theme, including diagnosis and treatment approaches. More specifically, the specificities of children will be taken into consideration in order to foster the translation of clinical research outcomes into clinical practice.
Although research topics have not yet been identified, research into deafness and hearing impairment in children could mature along these lines."@en1
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