A larger but non — peer - reviewed report of
hearing screening data in Michigan revealed no relationship between
hearing screening
test results and SIDS cases.346 Until additional data are available,
hearing screening should not be considered as a valid screening tool for determining which infants might be at
subsequent risk of SIDS.
A single, small, retrospective case - control study examined the use of newborn transient evoked otoacoustic emission
hearing screening
tests as a tool for identifying infants at
subsequent risk of SIDS.343 Infants who subsequently died from SIDS did not fail their
hearing tests but, compared with controls, showed a decreased signal - to - noise ratio score in the right ear only (at frequencies of 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz).