title: [Audiological management of children with malformations of the ear].
abstract: All cases of malformation of the ear must undergo audiological assessment. Before the age of 6 months, evoked auditory potentials during natural sleep will give information on the threshold for the high frequencies in both ears, and will confirm that the inner ear is functioning. After the age of 6 to 7 months, subjective tests are used to demonstrate the bone conduction thresholds and sometimes (depending on the degree of cooperation of the child) 1 or 2 air conduction curves. When the malformation is unilateral, and the hearing is normal on the opposite side, regular follow-up is required. When the malformation is bilateral, or unilateral in conjunction with a sensorineural hearing loss in the opposite ear, the child must be treated as a deaf child, and provided with a hearing aid.
authors.affiliation: CHU Pellegrin, Clinique Universitaire O.R.L., Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duriez
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
vernacular_title: Prise en charge audiologique d'enfants porteurs de malformations de l'oreille.