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Role of Otoacoustic Emissions (oaes) in Screening of Hearing Impairment in Neonates &infants
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Dawood, Tayyaba Sultana, Hina |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Background: Hearing plays the most important role in communication process. If a child with hearing impairment is not diagnosed and treated at an early stage, this can have a negative impact on a child’s personal, social development which can influence the educational and professional opportunities throughout life. For these reasons, even from old times it was searched for an exact method for determining hearing function immediately after birth. Objective: the objective of this study is to identify the role that otoacoustic emissions in the screening of hearing impairment at early in infancy. Methods: An observational study conducted at the audiology department of Children Hospital, Lahore from 1 November 2015 to 30 January 2016.By using convenient sampling technique, Fifty (n=50) patients of both gender between age neonates to 3 months, who had suspicion of hearing impairment revealed by the international standard of high risk register protocol were included in the study. They were further clinically examined by ear nose and throat physician, audiologically examined by audiologist and later on confirmed by comprehensive history, otoscopic examination, and tympanometry and otoacoustic emissions. Results: There were 60% (30/50) females and 40% (20/50) males in the study sample. A total of 82% (n=41) were identified to be referred for detailed hearing assessment. It was observed in the study that perinatal risk factors history was more prevalent (30%) in causing hearing impairment in infants. Conclusion: A significant percentage of neonates and infants who were born with risk factors either in the prenatal or perinatal period and those who have positive family history of hearing impairment and thus have suspicion of hearing loss were successfully screened via otoacoustic emissions and referred for further comprehensive audiological assessment. Keywords: hearing impairment, Infant, Neonatal Hearing screening, otoacoustic emission. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ijrs.org/ojs/index.php/IJRS/article/download/221/179 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
