ENT
,Ears
,Hearing Tests
, Hearing Tests
• Otoacoustic emission test
• Part of the newborn screening programme
• Should be performed in 2-3 days after birth
• If abnormal = auditory brainstem response test
• Distraction test
• Performed by a health visitor at 6-9 months
• Pure tone audiometry
• Done at school entry i.e. >3 years
• Right ear
• Circle = air conduction
• < = bone conduction
• Left ear
• Cross = air conduction
• > = bone conduction
,Ears
,Hearing Tests
, Hearing Tests
• Otoacoustic emission test
• Part of the newborn screening programme
• Should be performed in 2-3 days after birth
• If abnormal = auditory brainstem response test
• Distraction test
• Performed by a health visitor at 6-9 months
• Pure tone audiometry
• Done at school entry i.e. >3 years
• Right ear
• Circle = air conduction
• < = bone conduction
• Left ear
• Cross = air conduction
• > = bone conduction
