Diagnostic methods for determining auditory function in infants

Abstract

Objectives - ал overview of the subjective and objective methods of hearing testing in infants that can be used in clinical practice. Results. Both subjective and objective methods of hearing function testing can be used in infants. The most well-known and common in practice tests are: behavioral audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry, impedancemetry, recording of otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and various classes of auditory evoked potentials. Conclusion. It is necessary to conduct a comprehensive hearing examination, using both subjective and objective research methods, for the accurate detection of the hearing thresholds in infants.

Keywords

• hearing diagnosis
• hearing loss
• audiometry
• impedancemetry
• otoacoustic emission
• auditory evoked potentials