Role of OAE & BERA in Early Detection of Hearing Loss in Children: Efficacy of Otoacoustic Emissions, Auditory Brainstem Response protocols in early detection of hearing loss in children - Softcover

Mishra, Girish; Patel, Gunjan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3843365881 ISBN 13: 9783843365888

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Hearing loss directly affects a child’s ability to develop normal language skills, impairs his ability to communicate with others in the environment, and has been shown to correlate with poor academic performance. Screening is only the beginning of a successful path for infants who are deaf or hard of hearing. Newborns who don’t pass the screening should receive further audiometric evaluation. However, if hearing loss is detected early and interventions are begun as early as possible, children with hearing loss develop language, cognitive, and speech skills comparable to their non-hearing-impaired peers. The technology and expertise for implementation of neonatal hearing screening is available, accurate and acceptable. The OAEs/ ABR test protocol is effective means of diagnosing hearing impaired children. Universal hearing screening is very important and meaningful. The hearing loss among high risk babies is 17.3 times more prevalent in high risk babies compared to normal babies. So more attention towards high risk babies and their prolonged follow up should be required. This monograph helps in establishing proper protocol for hearing assessment in new born and small children.

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About the Author

Passed M.S. in E.N.T. from Medical College Baroda and is currently working as Professor and Head in Department of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery. Recepient of prestigious R.A.F. Cooper Gold Medal with special interest in congenital deafness and cochlear Implants

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3843365881
• ISBN 13: 9783843365888
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 100