hearing tests in children

Question 1

what is the newborn hearing test

Answer 1

otoacoustic emission test - a computer click played through a small earpiece and the presence of a soft scho is what indicates a healthy and patent cochlea

Question 2

When is the auditory brainstem response test done

Answer 2

if the ottoacousitic emitiion test is abnormal - this is the test done in newborns

Question 3

when is performace testing used to measure hearing

Answer 3

beyond the age of 2.5 years

Question 4

when is distraction test performed and who by

Answer 4

at 6-9 months after newborn check and is done by the health vistor and two trained staff

Question 5

Familar object testing is used to test a childs hearing when is this done and how

Answer 5

18 months -2.5 years

familiar objects are used and you ask the child where is teddy and they reply

Question 6

what two tests are done after 2.5 years to

Answer 6

performance testing and speech discrimination tests where similar sounding objects are used to differentiate ablity to hear

Question 7

what is tested at 3 years old and onwards

Answer 7

pure tone audiometry - at schools in most of UK

Question 8

the full hearing screen with the ages

Answer 8

1. newborn - otoacoustic emission test - if fails the auditory brainstem response test
2. 6-9 months - distraction test
3. 18-2.5 months recognition of familiar objects
4. 2.5 > performance testing and speech discrimination test
5. > 3 pure tone audiometry