Volume : 4, Issue : 12, December - 2015

TEOAE vs aABR before the discharge from Neonatal Hearing Screening

Dr Edlira Beqiri, Dr Daniela Nika

Abstract :

<p>The aim of this study is the comparison of the 2 methods for hearing testing in neonates before they leave the neonatal unit. What are the results after performing each method of the screening. Was it successful enough to cover every newborn baby within the period in neonatal unit . How well are they tolerated by the babies and parents? Group 1: 1582 newborn babies followed- 1 stage aABR Group 2: 1633 newborn babies followed two-stage screening :TEOAE+aABR Pass rate- 1521/1582 (96.1 %) for group 1; Pass rate- 1490/1633 (91.2%) for group 2 , two-stage screening TEOAE+aABR Pass rate- 1084/1633 for babies tested only with TEOAE</p>