Abstract
Objective: To describe and investigate the main etiologies of hearing loss. Methods: This was an integrative, qualitative and descriptive literature review. The study consisted of searching scientific articles on health platforms, published in magazines, newspapers and books, in English and Portuguese, published between the years 2017 to 2021. Results: In the bibliographic search, 35 articles were found, of these, only 15 were selected. Among the selected publications, two articles were from the year 2021, both in Portuguese, four articles were from the year 2020, being in English and Portuguese, one article from the year 2018 and in Portuguese, one article from the year 2017 also in Portuguese, three articles were from the year 2016, being English and Portuguese. Final considerations: In view of the numerous etiologies described, the importance of screening was reinforced, whether for congenital and non-congenital causes with or without associated genetic factors, in order to trace the clinical profile of deafness, and thus collaborate so that public health are adopted in order to minimize the occurrence.