How to site this article: D M Ambekar. Newbor and Technology May 2016; 19(1): 107-110. http Original Article Newborn hearing s D M Ambekar Associate Professor, Department of ENT, Terna M Email: [email protected]Abstract Background: Hearing loss i affects the proper developmen hearing screening is the best Objectives: 1) Hearing scree and no risk infants. Material DPOAEs (Distortion product showing refer results after sec 26(8.6%) were high risk and while after second screening in high risk group. Conclusio if repeated after 4-6 weeks ca loss can be effectively used as Keywords: BERA, congenita Address for Correspondence: Dr. D. M. Ambekar, Associate Professor, Departm Email: [email protected]Received Date: 15/05/2016 Revised Date: 18/05 INTRODUCTION Hearing, as one of the five senses, is o essential senses that we have. The ability influence our way of life as it is importa communication. In a child hearing loss c the development of communication skills language. It also affects academic perform development of a child. The earlier th occurs in a child's life, the effects are mor child's overall development. So to avoid th should be detected as early as possib Similarly, if the problem is detected an early age, the results are better. Accordi committee on infant hearing, all childre Access this article online Quick Response Code: Website: www.statperso DOI: 22 Ma rn hearing screening – Need of the hour. International Journal o p://www.statperson.com (accessed 22 May 2016). screening – Need of the Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400705, Maharashtra, IND in Newborns should be recognized as soon as possible after nt of the central auditory nervous system because of lack of stim t method to reduce the number of undetected cases of congen ening of 300 infants using DPOAEs. 2) To study the percentage ls and Methods: Irrespective of the risk factors 300 newborn otoacoustic emissions). After 4-6weeks second screening was d cond screening were sent for BERA testing. Results and Obse 274(91.3%) were no risk babies. After first screening test 36 n only 3 babies showed refer result. Hearing loss is seen as 0.36% on: Distortion product otoacoustic emissions are the cost effecti an reduce referral rates for BERA. DPOAEs along with BERA s a screening tool. al hearing loss, newborn hearing screening, neonatal risk factors ment of ENT, Terna Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400 5/2016 Accepted Date: 20/05/2016 one of the most y to hear greatly ant for effective causes delay in like speech and mance and social he hearing loss re severe on the his, hearing loss ble after birth. nd treated at an ing to the Joint en with hearing loss should be provided approp months of age Congenital hearin 1.6 to 6 per 1000 newborns 1 . Tho high risk babies, only including th may miss 50%of cases of CHL screened for hearing at birth rehabilitation of deaf child bec audiometry has limited role at ag From 1978 OAE has emerged a cochlear outer hair cell function. is one of the objective hearing sensitive, noninvasive and cost carried out to detect percentage o as well as high risk newborn b hearing screening test. MATERIALS AND METH This study was conducted on 30 hospital at Navi Mumbai betwee May 2016. All babies were irrespective of the risk factors. N ward with no risk factors as well with high risk factors were in neonates were informed verbally study information leaflets were p Hindi and English language. A v on.com ay 2016 of Recent Trends in Science hour DIA. birth. If gone undetected, it mulation. Universal newborn nital hearing loss. Aims and e of hearing loss in high risk n babies were screened using done for all refer cases. Cases ervations: Out of 300 infants newborns showed refer result % in no risk group while 8% ve hearing screening method A for confirmation of hearing s, otoacoustic emissions. 0705, Maharashtra, INDIA. priate intervention by 6 ng loss (CHL) is seen in ough incidence is high in hem in hearing screening L 2 . If all newborns are h early detection and comes easy. Behavioral ge less than six months. as a means to ascertain . 3 Otoacoustic emissions screening test which is effective. This study is of hearing loss in normal babies using OAE as a HODS 00 neonates born in our en, 5th May 2015 to 13 included in this study Newborns from postnatal as newborns from NICU ncluded. Parents of the about the study and also provided to them both in valid written consent was
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How to site this article: D M Ambekar. Newborn hearing screening
and Technology May 2016; 19(1): 107-110. http://www.statperson.com
Original Article
Newborn hearing screening
D M Ambekar
Associate Professor, Department of ENT, Terna Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai