Identification of hearing loss in newborns by transient otoacoustic emissions

Neonatal screening for hearing impairment—The Oman experience

“…The failed test in level I screening was as high as 10% in our study. This was much higher than 4.5% reported in Slovakia [31]. Higher prevalence rates of hearing loss could be one of the factors responsible for more failed tests in Oman.…”

Evaluation and Importance of Our Newborn Hearing Screening Results

“…Hearing loss is classified as mild (26-40 dB), moderate (41-55 dB), moderate to severe (56-70 dB), severe (71-90 dB), and very severe (above 91 dB). A congenital hearing loss in a range of approximately 500-4000 Hz and are over 30 dB would affect normal speech and language development of the baby (29).…”

Newborn hearing screening results in an inner part of Aegean region

“…[17] There are different protocols for newborn hearing screening in the literature. The most common program used for newborn hearing screening is triple screening program [18,19] which means application of 2 times TEOAE and 1 time screening ABR. In the present study, triple screening program was also used and bilateral hearing was considered as passed.…”

“…In the present study, triple screening program was also used and bilateral hearing was considered as passed. There are some studies which considered unilateral hearing as passed [12,19] but we thought that if we consider unilateral hearing as passed, we may ignore the hearing disorders of the contralateral ear.…”