Using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions for neonatal hearing screening.
The Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Project was developed to determine the feasibility of establishing a valid cost-effective method of screening newborn hearing through a universal early identification programme. In a sample of 1850 infants, sensorineural hearing loss was identified in 11 infants using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs). A second sample of 1451 infants showed similar trends in hearing loss identification. TEOAE was shown to have significant potential as a newborn screening tool when used in a carefully designed hospital-based early identification programme.
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University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-1085.
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D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001299:Audiometry; D001307:Auditory Perception; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000502:physiology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening