title: How to perform ABR in young children.
abstract: The diagnosis of hearing loss, especially in the context of newborn hearing screening, is mostly based on auditory brainstem response (ABR). According to the official CCAM nomenclature, ABR consists of recording early auditory evoked potentials to detect thresholds, study conduction times and measure amplitudes (corresponding to codes CDQP006 when performed without general anesthesia, and CDQP014 when performed with general anesthesia). ABR must be rigorously performed and interpreted, always in combination with a complete ENT examination and behavioral audiometry as soon as possible. In order to obtain good quality recordings, ABR must be performed with the infant totally immobile, during a nap. Several protocols can be used according to the child's age in order to obtain good quality sleep. ABR contribute to a precise hearing diagnosis, allowing early management by the first months of life.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL pédiatrique et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Necker-enfants-malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: isabelle.rouillon@nck.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rouillon
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL pédiatrique et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Necker-enfants-malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL pédiatrique et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Necker-enfants-malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Denoyelle
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL pédiatrique et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Necker-enfants-malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Loundon
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
keywords: Auditory brainstem response; Child; Deafness; Hearing screening