PEDIATRICS Vol. 99 No. 6 June 1997, pp. e4 (doi:10.1542/peds.99.6.e4)
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PEDIATRICS Vol. 99 No. 6 June 1997, p. e4
Copyright ©1997 by the American Academy of Pediatrics

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE:
Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings: A Three-Year Experience

Received Jul 17, 1996; accepted Dec 16, 1996.

Lisa Barsky-Firkser* and Shyan SunDagger

From the * Speech and Hearing Department and Dagger  Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey.

Objective.  To perform hearing screenings on all newborns before hospital discharge, using auditory brainstem evoked responses with analysis of time, cost, and failure rates to evaluate and determine the screening practicality.

Method.  Over a 3-year period from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1995, auditory brainstem evoked response screenings were performed on 15 749 infants born at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, before their hospital discharge by certified/licensed audiologists. The auditory brainstem evoked response screenings were conducted using the Nicolet Compass Evoked Potential System.

Results.  A 3-year experience of testing 15 749 infants proved to be a cost-effective program with costs less than $30.00/baby. To date, 46 babies have been identified with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and 6 babies with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

Conclusions.  The universal newborn hearing screening program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center has proved to be effective, beneficial, and necessary for an institution with more than 5000 births, annually. Early identification of hearing loss has resulted in infants receiving early intervention, and the screening program has provided education and follow-up services to both parents and physicians. auditory brainstem evoked responses, early hospital discharge of newborns, early identification of hearing loss, screening auditory brainstem evoked responses, universal newborn hearing screening.




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