Newborn Hearing Screening

Newborn Hearing Screening

FV Hospital recommends that all newborns should be routinely screened for hearing problems.

The screening test is called Oto-Acoustic Emissions (OAE) and only takes a few minutes. If the first OAE failed test on one or both ears a second OAE test must be performed the following day. If the second OAE fails, then another audiological assessment called AABR (Automated Acoustic Brainstem Response) is required within 2 weeks at the ORL department.