The Bradford and Airedale baby hearing project. An assessment of the impact of screening on the earlier detection of infant hearing loss

Author(s): Watson, C., Khan, M. S., Hussain, S. S. M.

Journal/Book: Clin Otolaryngol. 1995; 20: Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxon, England OX2 0EL. Blackwell Science Ltd. 536-539.

Abstract: An infant screening programme based on auditory brain stem response testing (ABR) to detect hearing loss in high-risk babies has been introduced in West Yorkshire. In the 3 year period prior to the introduction of the screen hearing loss was diagnosed by the age of 9 months in only 12%. This increased to 85% for children screened by a high-risk register and ABR.

Note: Article SSM Hussain, Univ Newcastle upon Tyne, Sch Med, Dept Surg Otolaryngol, Newcastle Tyne NE2 4HH, Tyne & Wear, England

Keyword(s): deafness; children; auditory brain stem response; EMISSIONS

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