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Methods: Queries were conducted via the PubMed and Scopus databases for the time window from 2005 to 2025. The mesh terms used were \u201chearing aids\u201d, \u201ccochlear implants\u201d, and \u201chearing intervention Africa\u201d. Only research articles and review papers were considered as good candidates. The standard English language filter was not used, so as to also identify information from non-English-speaking scientific communities and groups. Results: Data from eight papers were considered, reflecting the hearing intervention practices of six African states. These reports, although integral in themselves, examine different aspects of children\u2019s hearing identification and grouping the information was not entirely feasible. It is assumed that since there are no organized or centralized NHS programs in the African states, the primary driver of hearing identification appears to be parental vigilance. The cochlear implant intervention is not very diffused mainly due to complex economic factors of the weak African economies. Anecdotal data refer to cultural bias versus hearing intervention technology, but this information needs further elucidation. Conclusions: The information on the African programs on hearing intervention policies is quite scarce, as in the case of African NHS. Within this context, it is very important to convince audiologists and ENTs from the African localized programs to publish their data in mainstream channels so that new information can be assessed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children12070864","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,2]],"date-time":"2025-07-02T06:46:12Z","timestamp":1751438772000},"page":"864","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Early Hearing Interventions for Children with Hearing Loss in Africa: A 21-Year Scoping Review (2004\u20132025)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9509-9722","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stavros","family":"Hatzopoulos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic of Audiology & ENT, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1581-8027","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ludovica","family":"Cardinali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science, Health, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, 00165 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4978-1915","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piotr Henryk","family":"Skarzynski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-005 Warsaw, Poland"},{"name":"Institute of Sensory Organs, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland"},{"name":"World Hearing Center, Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9337-7485","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abiodun T.","family":"Adewunmi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6009-4465","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giovanna","family":"Zimatore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences Applied Physics, Campus University, 22060 Novedrate, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1625","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2015.06.003","article-title":"Management challenges of congenital & early onset childhood hearing loss in a sub-Saharan African country","volume":"79","author":"Adedeji","year":"2015","journal-title":"Int. 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