These days, most hospitals screen a new baby's hearing before sending him home, using a couple of
newborn hearing tests, which take only five to ten minutes each.
Teddy's Wish has contributed # 50,000 towards a vital study exploring a link between
newborn hearing tests and an increased risk of unexpected death in infancy.
The newborn hearing test is a non-invasive test that screens for possible hearing problems in newborn babies.
Have they had
their newborn hearing test yet?
The Newborn Hearing Feasibility Study will explore whether the routine
newborn hearing test, either alone or in combination with other risk factors, can be used immediately after birth to identify babies at increased risk of unexpected death later in infancy.
Your baby will also likely receive
a newborn hearing test to ensure that his ears are working just fine.
Not exact matches
Newborn Infant
Hearing Screening: Read About
Test Guidelines.
Your baby will likely have a
hearing test,
newborn screening
test, and will be screened for jaundice before she goes home.
Many states also
test your
newborn's
hearing.
We also will ensure that routine
newborn screening is performed, including
hearing tests, and that your baby receives his / her first immunization (the hepatitis B vaccine) before leaving the hospital.
The oto - acoustic emission (OAE)
test is the most common one (and the first one used for
newborn hearing screening programs).
Without
newborn hearing screening and special
tests, the signs of
hearing loss can be very hard to find.
Preterm babies also have
newborn screening and
hearing tests done before discharge home.
Our
hearing testing offerings include diagnostic audiology services, intra-operative
testing, auditory brainstem response (ABR)
testing, inner ear evaluations, specialized screening for
newborns, infants and toddlers and patients with cancer.
Depending on your state and hospital, your baby could have up to three different types of screening: the heel prick, which takes a small dab of your baby's blood;
hearing screening to
test your
newborn's
hearing; and the
newborn heart screen, or pulse oximetry
test.
The
newborn screening
tests don't detect mild degrees of
hearing impairment, so passing the screening doesn't mean your baby's
hearing is perfect.
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).
«Our study demonstrates that policy changes such as the one in Utah that required CMV
testing after failed
newborn hearing screening can improve the identification of infants with
hearing loss, even those without congenital CMV,» said Marissa Diener, lead author and associate professor at the University of Utah's Department of Family and Consumer Studies.