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Otoacoustic emissions as a screening test for hearing impairment in children.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Richardson, Mark P. Williamson, Terry Lenton, S. W. Tarlow, M. J. Rudd, Peter T. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Abstract | Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) are low amplitude sound waves produced by the healthy cochlea. They can be recorded with a microphone in the external ear. TEOAEs are abolished by hearing losses of 30 dB or more. The feasibility of using TEOAEs as a screening test for hearing loss in children was studied. TEOAE recordings were attempted in 56 children attending an audiology clinic. Recordings were possible from both ears in 52 children; of these 104 ears, 32 had hearing deficits of 30 dB or more. Hearing status was compared with the results of six TEOAE screening criteria. All criteria had a sensitivity of 1.00. Four standard TEOAE criteria yielded specificities of 0.46-0.58. Two new criteria derived from analysis of limited frequencies from the TEOAE waveform gave specificities of 0.76 and 0.82. It can be concluded that, when appropriate pass/fail criteria are employed, TEOAEs are a feasible screening test in children. |
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| DOI | 10.1136/adc.72.4.294 |
| PubMed reference number | 7763058 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 72 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/72/4/294.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.72.4.294 |
| Journal | Archives of disease in childhood |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
