Screening strategy and time points for newborn hearing re‐screening with high risk factors

Abstract

Abstract Objective To compare and analyze the pass rate and screening strategy of hearing rescreening for newborns with high risk factors. Methods Retrospective chart review of high‐risk newborns who failed their initial newborn hearing screen and subsequently underwent secondary hearing tests from June 2011 to June 2018 in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center were performed. Results Eight hundred and sixty‐eight newborns with high risk factors were included in the study. The 57‐70 days (83.5%) and 71‐84 days (83.4%) group had the highest pass rate compared with 42‐56 days (75.8%) and 57 days) may increase the re‐screening pass rate and reduce anxiety of parents, which is of great significance for clinical work.

Keywords

• Auto auditory brainstem response
• Hearing screening
• Newborns
• Otoacoustic emissions