title: Brainstem evoked response audiometry (BAER) in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BAER) as an objective testing of hearing assessment in icteric babies and correlate the abnormalities with serum bilirubin levels.
  
  
  METHODS
  BAER recordings were taken in 30 icteric ferm neonates at birth, at peak of serum bilirubin levels and on a follow-up visit at 2-4 months of age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean latency of waves and interwave intervals on the BAER records were prolonged in icteric babies compared to the control group suggesting early bilirubin encephalopathy. Abnormal records were obtained in 73.3% cases and the abnormality persisted in the follow-up tracings of 23.3% of the study group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BAER is a sample, reliable and effective technique for determining auditory functions in the neonates especially changes of early bilirubin toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Umaid Hospital for Women and Children, Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. drpramodsh@ hotmail. com
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Chhangani
authors.forename: Kesh Ram
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jora
authors.forename: Navratan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D051556:Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin