Sedation in brainstem response audiometry.
In many children, sedation is virtually essential for reducing myogenic interference during brainstem response (BSR) audiometry. The most widely accepted sedative for young children is chloral hydrate. Children who are tired before the sedation is given fall asleep much more quickly with sedation, and in turn, require fewer doses of chloral hydrate. Instructing the parents to keep the child tired has produced significant increases in percent of those sleeping after the first dose (z = 2.08, P less than 0.05).
D001299:Audiometry; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D002697:Chloral Hydrate