Hearing Assessments in Children

Question 1

The most common form of sensorineural hearing loss is
due to:

Answer 1

Cochlear pathology

Question 2

What are some assessments given to children who cannot
give behavioral responses?

Answer 2

1) Otoacoustic emissions (OAE)
2) Auditory Brainstem Response Audiometry (ABR)

Question 3

What are some assessments given to children who can perform the behavioral tests?

Answer 3

1) Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
2) Play Audiometry
3) Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA)

Question 4

Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) ___ (cannot/can) detect auditory neuropathy.

Answer 4

Cannot