title: "Collodion baby": A unique challenge for newborn hearing screening.
abstract: We present an infant with collodion membrane who had an obstructed external auditory canal, causing the infant to fail her newborn hearing screen (otoacoustic emissions) bilaterally. An auditory brainstem response (ABR) test was deferred due to the reported increased risk of infections in these babies. Meticulous but gentle debridement of the membranes on the external auditory canal, using a combination of otic drops (ofloxacin), emollients (baby oil/mineral oil), and suctioning, permitted the infant to ultimately pass otoacoustic emissions bilaterally and subsequent serial audiograms.
authors.affiliation: Bachelor of Science in Biology, The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I St NW, Washington DC. Electronic address: kmjasper@gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Kayla M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jasper
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC. Electronic address: pgaudrea@childrensnational.org.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaudreau
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Penn State Hershey Dermatology, 500 University Drive, UPC 1, Suite 100, Hershey, PA. Electronic address: todd.cartee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Todd V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Cartee
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC. Electronic address: breilly@childrensnational.org.
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016113:Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous