Current practice, accuracy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the school entry hearing screen

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“…Noise interference is recognized as one of the most important contributors to over-referrals and the subsequent ineffi ciency of hearing screening programs for children ( Bamford et al, 2007 ;FitzZaland & Zink, 1984 ;AAA, 2011 ;ASHA, 1997 ;Lo & McPherson, 2013 ). Current recommendations to ensure compliant noise levels include determining ambient noise levels in the test environment prior to testing, using a sound level meter ( AAA, 2011 ; ASHA, 1997 ).…”

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“…al, 2007;Tesch Römer, 1996). In developed countries such as the United Kingdom close to 20% of permanent moderate or greater bilateral, mild bilateral and unilateral impairments remain to be unidentified around the time of school entry (Bamford et al, 2007). In developing countries where there are no systematic newborn hearing screening programmes this proportion is likely much higher (Swanepoel et al, 2010).…”

“…In developing countries where there are no systematic newborn hearing screening programmes this proportion is likely much higher (Swanepoel et al, 2010). School entry hearing screening is therefore often the first point of access to hearing screening for most children (Bamford et al, 2007).…”

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“…The most widely preferred and considered the gold standard hearing screening in 4-6 year old children is still the pure tone audiometric sweep test [8][9][10][11][12][13]. In limited-resource countries, implementing this method as a national coverage can be a challenge.…”

“…Many strategies were attempted to make the preschool or school-age hearing screening be feasible, fast, accurate, and cost-effectiveness, however so far they still have not managed to meet the target goal [7][8][9][10][11][12]. The most widely preferred and considered the gold standard hearing screening in 4-6 year old children is still the pure tone audiometric sweep test [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”