Patient's question:
My baby is now seven days old and has undergone a hearing screening, but it still hasn't passed. Although the doctor told us not to worry, I'm still very concerned and don't know what to do. My heart always feels heavy and uncertain. I'd like to ask, what is the pass rate for newborn hearing screenings?Doctor's answer:
Statistics show that the choice of initial screening time for newborns at 24, 48, and 72 hours after birth was compared and observed. The initial screening pass rates were 58.5%, 80.0%, and 95.5%, and 65.0%, 86.7%, and 92.3%, respectively. Newborns who did not pass the initial screening were re-screened again after 42 days. The pass rates were 97.8% and 94.02%. As age increases, the pass rate of hearing screening gradually improves. Especially for newborns who did not pass the initial screening, the re-screening pass rate after 42 days reached over 90%. This indicates that the pass rate of newborn hearing screening is positively correlated with the child's age. Therefore, parents do not need to worry too much.