Lecture 8

Question 1

Time targets

Answer 1

1 month: complete hearing screening
3 months: complete in depth hearing testing
Before 6 months: family involved with early communication development services and supports

Question 2

Goal of ECEHP

Answer 2

95% of babies screened by 1 month of age

Well babies do otoacoustic emissions, nicu babies just do abr

Question 3

Infant assessment protocol

Answer 3

Diagnostic tone evoked ABR
Otoacoustic emissions (easily reduced/absent if any type of middle-ear problem is present)
Acoustic immittance for possibility of middle ear fluid