Wideband acoustic immittance for assessing middle ear functioning for preterm neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit | Zendy

Nandel Gouws | Zendy; De Wet Swanepoel | Zendy; Leigh Biagio-de Jager | Zendy

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Wideband acoustic immittance for assessing middle ear functioning for preterm neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit

Author(s) -

Nandel Gouws,

De Wet Swanepoel,

Leigh Biagio-de Jager

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

south african journal of communication disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2225-4765

pISSN - 0379-8046

DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v64i1.182

Subject(s) - audiology , middle ear , neonatal intensive care unit , tympanometry , medicine , reflectivity , otoacoustic emission , hearing loss , immittance , audiometry , pediatrics , surgery , engineering , physics , electrical engineering , optics

The primary aim of newborn hearing screening is to detect permanent hearing loss. Because otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) and automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) are sensitive to hearing loss, they are often used as screening tools. On the other hand, false-positive results are most often because of transient outer- and middle ear conditions. Wideband acoustic immittance (WAI), which includes physical measures known as reflectance and absorbance, has shown potential for accurate assessment of middle ear function in young infants.

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