Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program: 10-Year Outcome and Follow-Up from a Screening Center in Germany
Kruthika Thangavelu,
Kyriakos Martakis,
Silke Feldmann
et al.
Abstract:Regular reporting of quality control is important in newborn hearing screening, ensuring early diagnosis and intervention. This study reports on a population-based newborn hearing screening program in North-Rhine, Germany and a hospital-based screening at a University Hospital for 2007–2016. The two-staged ‘screening’ and ‘follow-up’ program involving TEOAE and AABR recruited newborns through participating birth facilities. Results were sent to the regional tracking center, and the data were analyzed based on … Show more
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