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Comparing two methods of preschool and kindergarten hearing screening
1Vision and Hearing Program, Austin Independent School District, TX 78757.
The Journal of School Health
|March 1, 1988
Summary
Verbal Auditory Screening for Children (VASC) proved more effective than pure tone audiometry for identifying potential hearing issues in preschoolers. This speech reception test offers a more reliable screening method for young children's hearing.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Pediatric Health
- Educational Screening
Background:
- Preschool and kindergarten hearing screenings commonly use pure tone audiometry.
- The reliability of pure tone audiometry in young children is a subject of ongoing debate.
- Speech reception testing is proposed as a potentially more accurate method for this age group.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the effectiveness of pure tone audiometry and Verbal Auditory Screening for Children (VASC) in preschool and kindergarten hearing programs.
- To evaluate VASC as a more reliable screening tool for identifying hearing deficits in young children.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 576 students screened with both pure tone audiometry and VASC.
- Included an additional 43 students who failed pure tone testing but completed VASC.
- VASC is a speech reception-based audiometer used in a screening environment.
Main Results:
- Data indicated that VASC was more effective than pure tone audiometry in identifying potential hearing deficits.
- VASC successfully screened children who could not respond to pure tone testing.
Conclusions:
- Verbal Auditory Screening for Children (VASC) demonstrates superior effectiveness for hearing deficit identification in young children during screenings.
- VASC presents a more reliable alternative to pure tone audiometry for preschool and kindergarten hearing evaluations.