[Results of neonatal hearing screening with transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions]

From 1. 10. 1992-31. 12. 1993 a hearing screening was performed in 994 preterm and term babies (765 healthy neonates and 229 neonates with risk factors for hearing loss) by means of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE). There was a bilateral absent of emissions in 4.3% of the healthy neonates and 11.8% of the risk babies. 8 from 32 healthy neonates and 10 from 22 risk babies also had a negative test result in the control investigation. 16 of these children showed in 7 cases a severe hearing impairment in expanded pedaudiological investigations. The registration of TEOAE is a recommendable method for a hearing screening in neonates.