A strict hearing test after neonatal hearing screening at our hospital

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  • Inoue Rie
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University Hospital
  • Okamoto Atsuko
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University Hospital
  • Onuma Sachie
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University Hospital
  • Hara Yuki
    School of Allied Health Science, Kitasato University
  • Suzuki Keiko
    School of Allied Health Science, Kitasato University
  • Iho Kiyoko
    Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kitasato University Hospital
  • Sano Hajime
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine
  • Okamoto Makio
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine

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  • 当院における新生児聴覚スクリーニング後の精密検査

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Abstract

The subjects were 20 infants who had a medical examination, and in whom the speech therapist had been asked to check their hearing and development following high ABR readings in their neonatal hearing screening. We analyzed the process of our strict hearing tests and discuss herein the essential support until required a diagnosis could be made. Infants who were in the NICU required a longer time to reach diagnosis than normal healthy infants. In 5 cases, there was no correlation between the ABR and the neonates' and infants hearing test because of their ABR, or the test findings improved during the strict hearing test. It is important to combine the neonatal and infant hearing test with ABR, after the normal neonatal hearing screening. Additionally, support should be offered to both the child and their parents during their developmental period, and the child's hearing tests, so that the anxiety felt by the family can be decreased, and the child is encouraged to give clean and prompt responses during hearing tests.

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  • AUDIOLOGY JAPAN

    AUDIOLOGY JAPAN 48 (2), 174-180, 2005

    Japan Audiological Society

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