TITLE:
Screening of New Born and Infants for Hearing by OAE
AUTHORS:
Anita Mathur, Man Singh, Deepika Nagwan
KEYWORDS:
Hearing Loss, Otoacoustic Emission, Screening of New Born for Hearing
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.11 No.6,
November
25,
2022
ABSTRACT: The present study was carried out in the department of the
otorhinolaryngology at a Secondary health care institute, with the aim of
screening of new born (especially high risk) for hearing with OAE (Oto Acoustic
Emission test). Loss of impairment of auditory sense is the most prevalent
deficit of all sensory organs. Hearing impairment causes a huge
impact on one’s social, educational, and economic wellbeing. There are about 5 -
6 infants who have hard of hearing out of 1000 neonates. It was carried out over a period
of 15 months (April 21 to July 22) in association with department of Paediatrics.
645 new born and infants were screened by DPOAE (Distortion Product Oto
Acoustic Emission) test for congenital hearing impairment. 54 new born infants
out of 645 neonates screened showed “refer” in our
study. To decrease the burden of morbidity of hearing loss in the society,
universal new born hearing screening (UNBHS) policy is the concept to diagnose
and treat at the earliest age of affected child, because early detection
remains the primary element to decrease the associated morbidity.