MB11 BERAphone and Auditory Brainstem Response in newborns at audiologic risk: Comparison of results

MB11 BERAphone® hearing screening compared to ALGO™portable in a Dutch NICU: A pilot study

“…Regarding the postnatal time of measurement Melagrana et al tested all infants after 2 months of age, mean 187 days [9]. The population composed of full-term newborns admitted to the Ear, Nose and Throat Unit for altered otoacoustic emissions and newborns referred from the NICU for being at audiological risk [9].…”

“…The population composed of full-term newborns admitted to the Ear, Nose and Throat Unit for altered otoacoustic emissions and newborns referred from the NICU for being at audiological risk [9]. Meier et al tested earlier, with a mean age of 3 postnatal days in healthy term infants [10].…”

“…This device also operates with AABR through a different and more advanced algorithm [8,9]. No disposable ear couplers are needed due to integrated EEG sensors in a unilateral earphone.…”

“…The click stimulus used simultaneously reaches cochlear areas generating a more robust and faster auditory response compared to normal AABR clicks [8,11,12]. The use of the MB11 BERAphone 1 is therefore potentially faster and more cost effective [6,9]. Although, very few studies have been performed using the MB 11 BERAphone 1 they have shown highly reliable results compared to standard ABR, otoacoustic emission devices and other AABR devices [9,10,13].…”

“…The use of the MB11 BERAphone 1 is therefore potentially faster and more cost effective [6,9]. Although, very few studies have been performed using the MB 11 BERAphone 1 they have shown highly reliable results compared to standard ABR, otoacoustic emission devices and other AABR devices [9,10,13]. Those studies were performed in quiet surroundings and only with term or ex-preterm infants.…”