Comparison of newborn hearing screening by transient otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response using ALGO-2

The aim of this study is to compare pass rates for two different hearing screening methods in well newborns as a function of age. A previous study by this group compared click evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE) and automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) using the ALGO-1® infant hearing screene...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 1998-05, Vol.43 (3), p.207-211
Main Authors: Doyle, Karen Jo, Fujikawa, Sharon, Rogers, Paula, Newman, Erin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation
Auditory brainstem response
Biological and medical sciences
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Female
Hearing loss
Hearing Tests - instrumentation
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Neonatal Screening - instrumentation
Otoacoustic emissions
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
Otorhinolaryngology functional investigation (larynx, voice, audiometry, vestibular function, equilibration...)
Screening
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Summary:The aim of this study is to compare pass rates for two different hearing screening methods in well newborns as a function of age. A previous study by this group compared click evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE) and automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) using the ALGO-1® infant hearing screener (Natus Medical, Foster City, CA). Since that study, a new generation automated ABR screener, the ALGO-2®, has been developed. In this study, 232 ears in 116 healthy newborn infants aged 5–48 h were tested using the ALGO-2 screener and EOAE. Overall, 92% of ears passed the ABR, while 57% passed the EOAE screen. The ABR pass rate was higher than in the previous study, where 88.5% of ears passed the ABR screen using ALGO-1. The EOAE pass rate in the present study was lower than in the previous study, in which 79% passed the EOAE screen. Pass rates for both EOAE and ABR improved significantly with increasing infant age. There was no significant difference in the test time required for ALGO-2 (5.7 min) compared with EOAE (5.2 min). The results are compared with earlier studies and implications for universal hearing screening are discussed.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/S0165-5876(98)00007-X