Identification of sensory neural hearing loss in very preterm infants by brainstem auditory evoked potentials.

B C Bradford, J Baudin, M J Conway, J W Hazell, A L Stewart, E O Reynolds

Brainstem auditory evoked potentials were recorded in 117 newborn infants of less than 33 weeks of gestation. The potentials were absent in 10 infants (bilaterally in eight and unilaterally in two) and present in 107. By 1 year of age nine of the 10 infants with absent brainstem auditory evoked potentials were shown to have sensory neural hearing loss and required hearing aids: the remaining infant had secretory otitis media. None of the 107 infants whose auditory evoked potentials were present were found to have sensory neural hearing loss but 13 had secretory otitis media. Measurement of brainstem auditory evoked potentials is an accurate method of identifying sensory neural hearing loss in very preterm infants.

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Cristobal, R, Oghalai, J S (2008). Hearing loss in children with very low birth weight: current review of epidemiology and pathophysiology. Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 93: F462-F468 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Ari-Even Roth, D, Hildesheimer, M, Maayan-Metzger, A, Muchnik, C, Hamburger, A, Mazkeret, R, Kuint, J (2006). Low prevalence of hearing impairment among very low birthweight infants as detected by universal neonatal hearing screening. Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 91: F257-F262 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Meyer, C., Witte, J., Hildmann, A., Hennecke, K.-H., Schunck, K.-U., Maul, K., Franke, U., Fahnenstich, H., Rabe, H., Rossi, R., Hartmann, S., Gortner, L. (1999). Neonatal Screening for Hearing Disorders in Infants at Risk: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Follow-up. Pediatrics 104: 900-904 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Bantock, H M, Croxson, S (1998). Universal hearing screening using transient otoacoustic emissions in a community health clinic. Arch. Dis. Child. 78: 249-252 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Mason, J. A., Herrmann, K. R. (1998). Universal Infant Hearing Screening by Automated Auditory Brainstem Response Measurement. Pediatrics 101: 221-228 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Majnemer, A., Rosenblatt, B., Willis, D., Lavallee, J. (1990). The Effect of Gestational Age at Birth on Somatosensory -evoked Potentials Performed at Term. J Child Neurol 5: 329-335 [Abstract]