Author/Editor		Vatovec, Jagoda; Alčin, Branka; Abramič, Tanja
Title		Zvočno sevanje ušesa kot test prebire na okvaro sluha
Translated title		Otoacoustic emission as a screening test for hearing
Type		članek
Source		In: Zbornik referatov 2. slovenskega posveta o rehabilitaciji oseb s polževim vsadkom; 2002 nov 8-9; Maribor. Maribor: Center za sluh in govor,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 7-10
Language		slo
Abstract		Objective: With screening tests children who need further diagnostic testing can be detected. We were interested in usefulness of evoked otoacoustic measurement as a screening test for hearing impairment. The prognosis for the hearing-impaired child is improved when the diagnosis is early and the intervention is immediate. Patients and methods: There were 110 infants with risk factors for hearing loss and 254 neonates who were in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, included in the study. In all of them the transient otoacoustic emissions (TOAE) were registered. The measurements were done by Celesta 503 and Echoport ILO 288. Results: TOAE was registered in 96 (87,3%) of infants at risk and in 212 (83,5%) neonates. With further examinations there was sensorineural hearing impairment confirmed in 8 (7,3%) infants at risk and in one (0,4%) from the group of neonates. Conclusion: TOAE is a simple performed method. It does not show a hearing threshold but it can detect the malfunction of the ear. Therefore it is a convenient screening method.
Descriptors		HEARING DISORDERS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS HEARING TESTS INFANT, NEWBORN INFANT NEONATAL SCREENING