Can Automated Auditory Brainstem Response be Used as an Initial Stage Screening Test in Newborn Hearing Screening Programs (original) (raw)

2010

Abstract

Objectives: Generally, newborns have been tested according to the method recommended by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing all around the world: a two-stage automated transient evoked oto-acoustic emissions (ATEOAE) program, completed by an automatedauditorybrainstemresponse (AABR) for the positive diagnosis of hearingimpairment.However,there are still some controversies on this two-stage method. In this study, we used ATEOAE and AABR in combination as an initial stage screening protocol to investigate if we could reduce the disadvantages of routinely performed screening procedure. Materials and Methods: A total of 1,978 neonates were screened for hearing impairment during the study period prospectively. 1,917 of them were tested with both ATEOAE and AABR in the first day of their life. If newborns did not meet pass criteria for any of the tests, both tests were repeated in 10-day period. Results: Out of 1,917 neonates, 202 (10.53%) were failed the initial ATEOAE, and 37 (1.97%) ...

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