[The value and reliability of auditory evoked potentials in the detection of deafness in early childhood (author's transl)].

The authors have carried out a study on 472 subjects using auditory evoked response techniques in the evaluation of hearing difficulties and deafness in the child. They were able to demonstrate excellent correlation between the technique used and the clinical data and its additional prognostic value. Furthermore because of its safety and its ability to assess high tones it can be recommended whenever a hearing deficit is suspected in the neonate or toddler.