title: [Limits of brain-stem audiometry in pedaudiology].
abstract: The limitations of BERA in paedaudiology are demonstrated in the light of some own observations, without depreciating the importance of the BERA. On the one hand there are simple faults in the interpretation, on the other great difficulties exist in the diagnosis of hearing loss above 1000 cps and hypoacusis of a higher degree. In the latter case, BERA cannot be used to differentiate it from anacusis. Disturbances in the processing of ultra-short sounds and of sounds with a too short stimulation interval can also cause an incorrect interpretation of the results obtained via BERA.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001299:Audiometry; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Grenzen der Hirnstammaudiometrie in der Pädaudiologie.