Hearing testing in children Flashcards
Hearing testing in children
Pure tone audiometry is done at school entry in most areas of the UK
Newborn Otoacoustic emission test
Newborn & infants Auditory Brainstem Response test
6-9 months Distraction test
18 months - 2.5 years Recognition of familiar objects
> 2.5 years Performance testing
> 2.5 years Speech discrimination tests
> 3 years Pure tone audiometry
As well as the above test there is a questionnaire for parents in the Personal Child Health Records - ‘Can your baby hear you?’
An 8 year old presents with sensorineural hearing loss. There are several members of her extended family who have also experienced hearing loss.
Which of the following syndromes is the least likely diagnosis?
A. Pendred
B. Waardenburg
C. Usher’s
D. Corrigan’s
E. Alport’s
D. Corrigan’s
