Patient's question:
Baby is just 4 days old, and I want to learn more about newborns. It seems there will be a hearing test. I would like to ask what the normal range for newborn hearing screening indicators is.Doctor's answer:
To conduct effective hearing screening, the initial screening should be completed before the newborn is discharged from the hospital. If the screening test is performed after the newborn has been discharged, it is usually difficult to find a quiet testing environment and a quiet testing state for the infant. Newborns who fail the initial screening should undergo hearing re-screening within 4-6 weeks. Re-screening is very important for hearing screening because it helps reduce the false-positive rate. Timely hearing diagnosis and intervention measures should be provided for newborns with hearing loss. If the screening subject is a newborn or infant with high-risk factors for hearing loss, only 50% of the newborns or hearing-impaired infants will be screened. Therefore, the screening subjects should include all newborns or infants.