[Results of an auditory screening program in preschool children].
Although important advances have been made in screening for neonatal hearing loss in recent years, there are no extensive studies of other age groups (2 and 3 years). In an audiological study of 284 children of this age using brainstem evoked potentials, we found some degree of deafness in 6.3%, 17% sensorineural and 70% moderate. The large percentage of hearing deficits found in this preschool population suggests that screening programs should be carried out.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students