"About newborn hearing screening test" ( IN EUROPE, AMERICA AND OTHER WELL DEVELOP COUNTRIES THE HEARING SCREENING TEST IS COMPULSORY FOR ALL NEW BORN BABIES. SO, DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CHILD DONE WITH HEARING SCREENING AND MAKE OTHER PEOPLE AWARE FOR THE SAME AND MAKE OUR COUNTRY FREE FROM HEARING IMPAIRMENT.) in Gujarat first time this advance equipment available in Rajkot at Vatsalya speech and hearing clinic... This advance equipment " NEURO-AUDIO-SCREEN" facility and features are as follows...... Neuro-Audio-Screen General Properties;- Neuro-Audio-Screen — portable system for hearing screening and diagnostic tests All-in-one Solution: Transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) for hearing screening Distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) for hearing screening Auditory brainstem response / brainstem evoked response audiometry (ABR / BERA) for in-depth screening The device can be referred to diagnostic class because of the possibility to perform the techniques in expert mode The exams can be exported instantly to patient database of medical institution via Bluetooth The test results can be printed on a portable or standard laser printer. Why is it Important? The hearing impairment is diagnosed in three of every thousand babies born, that is twice more than frequency of cleft lip (palate), twice more than frequency of Down’s syndrome and ten times more than frequency of phenylketonuria. The problem of diagnostics and treatment of hearing loss and deafness in this special category of patients is actual both in medical and social relations. Often the visual examination and other traditional diagnostic techniques of hearing impairment detection do not reveal the problem until 1 to 3 years of age — which is well beyond the critical period (6 months) for healthy speech and language development. However, if a hearing impairment is identified and treated in its early stages, studies have shown that the child’s speech and language skills will be comparable to his or her normal-hearing peers. For these reasons, hearing screening at birth and routinely throughout childhood is extremely important. Timely and correct diagnosis provides an opportunity to start the hearing rehabilitation and child integration to speech environment as soon as possible. What Should be Done? Earlier to solve the specified problem, the hearing screening of newborns and babies was applied. It was based on the consideration of risk factors with the further examination of babies, included in the risk group, in specialized establishments. However, at such approach 50% of children drop out of sight. The only possible solution of the problem concerning early detection and rehabilitation of children suffering from hearing loss and deafness is introduction of hearing screening with the use of objective technologies in maternity hospitals and maternity departments of patient care institutions. At present time, the fundamentally new so called objective techniques of hearing study are developed and applied in clinical practice, they are computer audiometry by auditory brainstem response (ABR) and recording of otoacoustic emission (OAE). It allows performing hearing study in any age, even in newborns. Neuro-Audio-Screen Advantages:- Simple and fast workflow Wireless Bluetooth Interface:- Customizable Settings:- You can change test settings using the configuration menu. For example, you can use different modes of OAE test: "Screening", "Noisy (screening)", etc. It helps to customize settings quickly in order to perform any hearing exam starting from screening in a noisy room and up to expert study in a specialized hospital. Neuro-Audio-Screen Features:- TEOAE and DPOAE test:- ABR / BERA SCREENING:- The advantages of this test: ABR can be recorded in newborn from first hours of life including premature infants and newborns suffering from central nervous system diseases. ABR acquisition is noninvasive (safe and harmless). ABR acquisition provides objective information concerning the state of auditory pathways. ABR characteristics are stable and do not depend on a patient’s state (whether she/he is awake or asleep, this sleep is natural or drug-induced). Besides, ABR screening has the following advantages: The stimulation frequency is increased up to 93 Hz, it allows making 8000 averagings per less than 2 minutes. The test has several automatically calculated "Pass" criteria. As soon as these criteria are checked, the test is stopped automatically and "PASS" or "REFER" result is displayed on the screen. To record ABR, the same OAE probe as for OAE acquisition is used. During two-stage hearing screening, in case an infant did not pass OAE test, a doctor should make ABR test to specify the diagnosis. CONTACT 303/304, Golden Space Complex, 21-Sardar Nagar Main Road, Opp.ABC Medical Store, Yagnik Road Touch, RAJKOT. (GUJARAT) +91 8079445479 (Trouble calling us?) vatsalya.clinic2003@gmail.com http://vatsalyahearingsystem.com