[Establishment of method and evaluated criteria for newborn hearing screening in the gross-roots hospital].
OBJECTIVE
To study a optimal method and pass criterion for newborn hearing screening.


METHODS
Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions(TEOAE) was used for hearing screening in 1,277 (2,554 ears) newborns. The pass criterion was defined as signal-noise-ratio(SNR) > or = 3 dB in 3 of 4 frequency bands.


RESULTS
Pass rates were 89.37%. The best tested time at 2-4 days after birth.


CONCLUSIONS
TEOAE may be an ideal method for newborn hearing screening, SNR > or = 3 dB for frequency bands was the appropriate pass criteria.
Guo
Yilian
Y
Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongshan Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hospital of Guangdong Province, Zhongshan 528400.
Dai
Binquan
B
Yu
Deai
D
Sun
Yifan
Y
Lu
Biaoqing
B
Kong
Xianglian
X
Wang
Mingsong
M
Li
Qiaorong
Q
D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D012016:Reference Values