[Evoked otoacoustic emissions for hearing screening in infants]

The early detection of auditory dysfunction in neonates and infants is important for the development of language and other cognitive abilities. The registration of evoked otoacoustic emissions is a new way of detecting cochlear hearing disorders. Results in high-risk infants are reported. Evoked otoacoustic emissions promise to be a fast and noninvasive technique to screen auditory dysfunctions in newborns and high-risk infants.