The performance of distortion product otoacoustic emissions and automated auditory brainstem response in the same ear of the babies in neonatal unit.

Objective: To identify the outcomes of hearing screening using different protocols of both Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAE) and Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) tests in the same ear of the babies in a neonatal unit population.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on babies who were admitted into a neonatal unit. By using a formula of single proportion and considering 20% drop out, the number of sample required was 114.

Anxiety of the mothers with referred baby during Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.

Objective: To investigate the anxiety among mothers whom their babies have failed test results in the first stage of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on mothers whom their baby have positive test results in the first stage of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program. Face to face interview was conducted to obtain data on sociodemographic profiles, knowledge about hearing loss and past medical history.

Outcome of a newborn hearing screening program in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia: the first five years.

Background And Objective: Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) was started in the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) in January 2003. To comply with international standards, we determined the outcome of the newborn hearing screening program for the first 5 years of its implementation, from January 2003 to December 2007.

Methods: The program screened all infants who were delivered in HUSM.