Background: Hearing impairment, as one of the most common birth defects, is a hidden disability with negative impacts on speech and cognitive development. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and determine the associated risk factors among infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and neonatal wards of teaching hospi...

Clinical reports regarding the use of the ALGO2 neonatal automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) screening device have been concerned only with issues of sensitivity and specificity. This study was undertaken to evaluate how couplers and their placement affect the ALGO2 click spectral properties. Although not recommended by the manufacturer, substituting less expensive, uncalibrated couple...

Objectives To assess the performance of newborn hearing screening (NHS) programmes, through selected quality measures and their relationship to protocol design.Design NHS coverage, referral, follow-up detection rates were aggregated. Referral compared age at step 1, number steps, test method: OAE or aABR.Study sample A questionnaire on existing was completed by experts from countries in Europe,...

OBJECTIVE To determine incidence and risk factors associated with hearing loss in high-risk neonates in Srinagarind Hospital. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. MATERIAL AND METHOD High-risk neonates were screened with TEOAE/AABR. All infants were followed for hearing and developmental evaluation until one year of age. RESULTS Four hundred twenty five neonates underwent hearing screen...

Investments in energy sources are scaling up across India to improve climate security and further mitigate future change. Forest biomass litterfall pattern play an important role the sustainable management of forests efficient utilization resources. This study investigates seasonal for five consecutive years (2015–2019) four different vegetation types Central (AABR) using litter traps method on...

The universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is currently spreading in Germany, as well, even though there can be no talk of a comprehensive establishment. The introduction of UNHS in several federal states such as Hamburg, Hessen, and Schleswig-Holstein can be ascribed to the personal commitment of individual pediatric audiologists. Apart from the procurement of the screening equipment and t...