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[Stimulation increase in evoked acoustic otoemissions]

J M Sequí Canet1, B Mir Plana, C Paredes Cencillo

  • 1Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.

Anales Espanoles De Pediatria
|June 3, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Increasing stimulus intensity for evoked otoacoustic emissions (OEAE) testing in newborns helps more infants pass initial screening. This method reduces false failures and the need for repeat testing without affecting accurate results.

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Area of Science:

  • Otoacoustic emissions
  • Newborn hearing screening
  • Auditory system evaluation

Context:

  • Evoked otoacoustic emissions (OEAE) are crucial for newborn hearing screening.
  • Doubtful OEAE results often lead to unnecessary re-evaluations.
  • The IL088 system allows for adjustable stimulus intensity (gain).

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of increasing stimulus gain in resolving doubtful evoked otoacoustic emissions (OEAE) results.
  • To reduce the number of infants requiring repeat hearing screenings.
  • To improve the efficiency of newborn hearing screening protocols.

Summary:

  • Applying increased gain (+15 dB and/or +21 dB) to doubtful OEAE results in newborns.
  • 15 out of 17 doubtful cases achieved pass criteria with increased gain.

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  • Increased gain improved responses in failed cases but rarely led to passing scores; normal responses remained unaffected.

    • Impact:

    • Successfully reclassifies a significant portion of doubtful OEAE results as 'pass'.
    • Reduces the initial failure rate in newborn hearing screening.
    • Minimizes the need for follow-up evaluations, optimizing resource allocation.