Abstract
The aim of this study is to compare pass rates for two different hearing screening methods in well newborns as a function of age. Hearing screening tests were performed on 400 ears in 200 healthy newborn infants at the University of California-Irvine Medical Center. The screening methods used were automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) and click evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE). The infants' ages ranged from 5 to 120 h, with an average age of 24 h. Overall, 88.5% of ears passed the ABR screen, and 79% passed the EOAE screen. There was no significant difference in the ABR pass rate for infants aged 0-24 h of age as compared with infants aged > 24 h. However, the EOAE pass rate improved significantly in infants > 24 h compared with the group aged 0-24 h (P < 0.01). Results are compared with earlier studies and implications for universal hearing screening are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-119 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 20 1997 |
Keywords
- Auditory brainstem response
- Evoked otoacoustic emissions
- Hearing
- Newborn
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Surgery