A comparison of distortion product otoacoustic emissions protocols in a universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) programme

To increase the detection of hearing loss at the youngest possible age, it is necessary to implement an optimized universal hearing screening programme, testing both well-baby nursery and neonatal intensive care unit infants. The leading technology for neonatal hearing screening is currently based o...

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Published inJournal of audiological medicine Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 184 - 199
Main Authors Hatzopoulos, S, Giarbini, N, Rossi, M, Martini, A, Petruccelli, J, Vigi, V, Chierici, R, Guerrini, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2001
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Hearing
Newborn babies
Otoacoustic emissions
Screening
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Summary:To increase the detection of hearing loss at the youngest possible age, it is necessary to implement an optimized universal hearing screening programme, testing both well-baby nursery and neonatal intensive care unit infants. The leading technology for neonatal hearing screening is currently based on otoacoustic emission protocols. The objective was the evaluation of the clinical performance of a DPOAE screening protocol in the context of the UNHS programme. The data presented suggest that DPOSE cochlear evaluation at 3 preselected frequencies has a good test feasibility (98%) for the well baby infants and an average feasibility (76%) for the neonatal intensive care unit babies. Considers factors that might be responsible for the bimodal structure of the data. The data suggest that a DPIOAE protocol cannot evaluate properly all the neonatal intensive care unit babies and it is strongly suggested to employ a clinical programme combining multiples sessions of DPOAEs/TEOAEs and ABR. (Original abstract - amended)
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ISSN:0963-7133